Trial of Man Accused of Death Threats to PM Begins

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The trial of a man accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Philip Davis got underway in the Magistrate’s Court.

Isaacs Roberts was arrested and charged after he allegedly made the threatening calls to the Central Police Station on February 8.

Constable 4508 Maycock said he was on duty at the station when he answered the phone around 8:20am. A man on the line asked if Coalition of Indepedents leader Lincoln Bain was still in custody.

When Maycock asked who was calling, the man hung up.

But Maycock said the same man called back a few minutes later—and delivered a menacing message.

He said the man said, “If you don’t release Lincoln Bain, Brave will be dead.”

Maycock said that he was in “fear”and reported the call to his superior.

Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department were called in and began investigations.

Inspector Demetrius Taylor said that Roberts was arrested around 2pm based on information received from

Aliv and BTC.

Taylor said that Roberts admitted to calling the station twice.

According to Taylor, Roberts admitted to saying, “Release Lincoln Bain or Brave Davis gone.”

When asked if he meant that he was going to kill the prime minister, Roberts said “someone else might, based on the protests going on at the time.”

Roberts allegedly added that the government was releasing illegal immigrants and allowing them to work without permits.

In cross examination by Bjorn Ferguson, Taylor admitted that he didn’t take a complaint from the prime minister.The case continues before Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley in November.