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No-case submission held against cop in Quindon Bacchus killing
(Kaieteur News) – Police Sergeant Dameion McLennon, who was charged with attempting to obstruct the course of justice in the murder investigation of Quindon Bacchus, has been freed after a no-case submission was upheld due to the prosecution’s failure to present sufficient evidence.
McLennon, 35, of Lot 175 ‘B’ Field, South Sophia, Georgetown, first appeared in court on July 5 via Zoom before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. He was jointly charged with Lance Corporal Thurston Simon, 24, of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara.
Sergeant Dameion McLennon
The two ranks were accused of perverting the course of justice by allegedly providing false information to investigators during the probe into Bacchus’ death. The charge against McLennon stated that on June 30, 2022, at Eve Leary, Georgetown, he willfully attempted to obstruct the course of justice by giving false information to police during the investigation.
In August 2022, after spending more than one month on remand, McLennon was granted $250,000 bail by acting Chief Justice Roxane George in the high court.
Dead: Quindon Bacchus
On Monday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore upheld a no-case submission made on McLennon’s behalf and dismissed the charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice. According to McLennon’s attorney, Bernard Da Silva, the prosecution failed to present any evidence to support the charge. “There was absolutely no evidence in support of the charge. I could not submit on the evidence because there wasn’t any,” Da Silva said, noting that the submission was made orally.
The ruling comes more than a month after former police lance corporal Kristoff De Nobrega was freed of the murder charge related to Bacchus’ death. High Court Judge Gino Persaud, sitting at the Demerara High Court, upheld a no-case submission presented by De Nobrega’s attorney, George Thomas.
Quindon Bacchus was reportedly shot multiple times on June 10, 2022, allegedly by De Nobrega during what police claimed was a sting operation at Haslington, East Coast Demerara. Bacchus, who was injured in the incident, was rushed to hospital where he later died while receiving treatment. A post-mortem examination revealed that he died from multiple gunshot wounds.
De Nobrega was charged with murder, while McLennon and Simon were charged with obstructing the course of justice. De Nobrega has since been freed, while Lance Corporal Thurston Simon remains on remand in relation to the matter.
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