Teen Charged for January 9 Murder of Taxi Cab Driver

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man has been charged with murder after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed a taxi driver in a motel on January 9.

De-Kellson Thompson, 18, is accused in the death of 51-year-old Rocklyn Bootle, who was found murdered at Smith’s Motel on East Street South when a housekeeper went to clean the room.

Thompson was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge when he stood before Acting Assistant Chief Magistrate Shaka Serville.

Bail was denied and Thompson next returns to court on June 15 to receive voluntary bill of indictment papers that will fast-track his case to the Supreme Court for trial.