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Methoni Vernon
A Jamaican national has once again walked free from serious criminal charges.
Methoni Vernon’s latest triumph came on Monday when prosecutors withdrew an aggravated robbery charge against him.
This latest development follows Vernon’s earlier acquittal in February 2025 from a capital murder charge, a case that hinged on procedural irregularities surrounding his extradition.
His attorney, Andrew O’Kola, successfully challenged the legal mechanisms that brought Vernon from Dominica to Antigua to face trial.
The charges stemmed from a violent incident on July 1, 2014, when farmer Roy Carradice, 47, was brutally murdered during a robbery near the Cassada Gardens Racetrack.
Carradice was shot multiple times during the attack, which initially drew significant legal scrutiny.
During Monday’s High Court proceedings before Justice Tunde Bakre, the prosecution withdrew the aggravated robbery charge, which was connected to the earlier murder case.
Following the withdrawal, Justice Bakre formally discharged Vernon.
Vernon’s legal journey has been marked by technical complexities, including questions about the timing and legitimacy of his initial charging.
He was reportedly not officially charged when he initially left Antigua shortly after the killing, with formal charges only emerging after his 2016 extradition.
Boy I tell you. I wonder if chantel will ever get Justice. If these people are walking and they did the crime how can we have hope in this system? Tell Me. Antigua is a lawless country.. killers walking out of court..
So a suspected murderer walks free not because he is innocent but because of legal blunders by persons in our system.. and the a.g. still has the keys to his office
Sad well what ah thing. Poor Police Performance prevails zone again.
mmm… can we trust justice?
Unfortunately the man was kidnapped from Dominica, he wasn’t deported by a judge or magistrate
They’ll have to send him back to Dominica, then Dominica will have to properly deport him to Jamaica, then seek extradition from Jamaica to be able to retry that case
God don’t sleep. If he did commit the murder God will deal with him accordingly
Sometimes when I see murderers get away I wonder about the public safety. Next thing that runs on my mind is Chantel! And all the other people who’s yet to get justice. Like how Gaston let Achazia killers walk free. Anah me say so! A Antigua Surf!!
Another murderer walks free. Imagine the long list of people he has yet to kill. Justice system and the government don’t ever think!