The City constable lance corporal was this morning arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ court before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan on a manslaughter charge and was granted $800,000 bail. 45-year- old Gregory Bascom of West Ruimveldt was not required to plea to the charge of unlawfully killing 34-year-old Marlon Fredericks on January 14th outside the City Constabulary outpost on Regent Street.
His successful bail application was made by his attorney Roger Yearwood who told the court that the killing was an “unfortunate incident”. He posited that his client was operating within the course of his duties. His bail application was objected to by Police Prosecutor Celine Evans. She noted that conditions should be attached if bail is granted. The chief Magistrate granted Bascom $800,000 dollars bail and ordered him to lodge his passport and report every Friday to the station until the trial is finished.
Fredericks who was said to be of an unsound mind was shot in the back while he was attempting to escape from the city police. He was killed in the presence of his relatives. The young man was arrested for an alleged simple larceny offence the day before his death and was given a sound thrashing.