June 27 is the new date that former Police Superintendent Ray John and his co-
accused will return to court to find out if their new case will move on to the
High Court.
The saga between John and his former partner, Shakema Charles has been
ongoing for several years as both stand accused of passport fraud with several
related charges but earlier this month, those charges were dropped as the law
does not allow for conspiracy to be tried by judge only.
Many thought that would be the end of the matter and that the duo would be set
free, but those celebrations were cut short as they were both recharged a week
later.
Fast forward to Monday and both appeared in the St. John’s Magistrate’s Court
to hear their fate, but it was adjourned.
They will now have to wait.
John and Charles are now jointly accused of conspiring with Vincentian resident
Lonzel Jones to create fake passport bio pages using unauthorized Multi-
Layered Infilling Sheets.
John, with Charles’ assistance, allegedly sent the necessary documents to Jones
through a friend, Lisborn Michael, from the Royal Police Force of Antigua and
Barbuda.
However, police intercepted Jones and John’s nephew, Geraldo James, during a
transaction involving the final documents.
The defendants, represented by Defence attorneys Hugh Marshall and Michael
Archibald, maintained that they were innocent.