Twenty two year old Clarence Hemmans, charged with the attempted murder of Rondale Bailey was acquitted of the charge today in the court of Justice Herbert Lord - a full five years after he was first accused!
Justice Lord directed the jury of 8 women and 1 man to return to return a formal verdict of not guilty after Bailey - the victim - took the witness stand and said he does not wish to testify because he has 2 children and one on the way to live for.
But although Hemmans was acquitted he was not freed because he is serving a life sentence for the murder of Kevin Arnold. The attempted murder occurred around 8:50 p.m. on March 20, 2006.
Bailey reported to the police that he was standing at the corner of Amara and Kut Avenue with some friends when Hemmans rode up on a bicycle and fired several shots at him. One of the bullets struck Bailey in his right foot. Hemmans was not represented by an attorney.
