Elvis Myers Convicted of Gales Point's Sambai Murder

This evening a jury convicted Elvis Myers of the 2006 Boxing Day murder of 36-year-old Winfield Slusher in Gales Point Village. Slusher was killed during a cultural celebration known as the sambai. The murder was sparked by an earlier argument.

The prosecution's star witness was 21-year-old police constable Keith Cruz. He witnessed the shooting but was also himself shot. The jury convicted Myers of murdering Slusher and of the wounding of Constable Cruz. Myers will be sentenced on November 26th.