Nassau, Bahamas- An American woman accused of conspiring to murder her husband was freed on $100,000 cash bail on Wednesday.
Lindsay Shiver appeared in the Supreme Court alongside her alleged lover Terrance Bethel and Faron Newbold Jr, the man they allegedly enlisted to carry out their murderous plan.
Shiver, Bethel and Newbold spoke to each other as they sat in the prisoner’s dock—the first time they were together after being remanded to prison on July 28.
Prosecutors say the trio discussed plans to murder Shiver in a series of WhatsApp messages.
Police accidentally stumbled upon the plot while searching Bethel’s cellphone as they investigated a break-in at the bar where he worked in Guana Cay, Abaco.
The accused were granted emergency bail on August 1 after the chief prosecutor withdrew an initial objection to their release after she spoke with their intended target.
Newbold and Bethel were each freed on $20,000 bail on August 3 on the condition that they wear an ankle bracelet, keep a daily curfew and check in at the Marsh Harbour Police Station three times a week.
Shiver remained in custody until today because she needed to provide the court with an address.
Her lawyer Cassie Bethel presented the court with a copy of a lease agreement and asked that she be permitted to check in at the Cable Beach Police Station.
An official from the U.S. Embassy was present to take custody of her passport.
Meanwhile, attorney Owen Wells, told the court that Newbold and Bethel needed new charging devices for their ankle monitors.
All of the accused are banned from coming within 100 feet of Mr Shiver.
Visits with Mrs Shiver and her three sons, ages four, six and 10, will be facilitated by their maternal grandmother.
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