(Eleuthera, Bahamas) – On Monday March 16th, 2015, authorities confirmed that three suspects were charged with attempted armed robbery of Jason Carey of Tarpum Bay – an incident which occurred on Monday, March 9th, 2015.
On that date, the victim had reported to police that sometime around 9:40pm, he had arrived home and was sitting inside his vehicle, about to exit when he was accosted by a male wearing a mask and brandishing a pistol demanding cash from him. Fearing for his life, the victim fled west on Park Street by foot and was pursued by the armed assailant who caught up with him a short distance away. A struggle reportedly ensued and the attacker pointed the weapon at the victim’s head and fired two (2) shots at him. The victim reported then feeling a burning sensation at the top of his head above his forehead. The gun wielding male culprit fled east along Park Street. The victim called police, who responded to the Tarpum Bay clinic where according to their reports, the victim was seen with a small laceration to the forehead. He was seen and treated by medical personnel and his injury was described as not serious or life threatening.
The suspects included; 30 yr. old A. Gustave of Savannah Sound, 32 yr. old A. Johnson of Savannah Sound, and 22 yr. old D. Rolle Jr. of Joe Farrington Rd, Nassau. The suspects were charged and remanded to custody at about 11am at the Magistrates Court in Governor’s Harbour by Magistrate Kara Turnquest Deveaux, and ordered to appear in court on May 28th, 2015.
