In May of 2003 he was charged with murder for angrily mowing his pickup truck into a crowd of people and killing a man. But on Monday in court a jury decided that Edwardo Balona was not responsible. The jury of one man and eleven women voted not guilty for murder, not guilty for manslaugther, and not guilty for wounding.
The man who Balona was charged for killing is Emile Espat. Just prior to being run over, Espat was inside the legends 2000 club in bullet tree falls when he exchanged harsh words and even a couple punches with Balona and his girlfriend. Espat was standing outside with a crowd of people when Balona came speeding through.
A policeman was among the injured and Balona was originally charged with attempted murder, three counts of dangerous harm and one count of reckless driving. Cheryl-Lynn Branker-Taitt prosecuted Balona who was represented by Hubert Elrington.
