NASSAU- The former police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed man has denied bail.
Sergeant Jason Anderson, 52, was not on duty when he shot Jarvis Burrows in the back at Harts, Exuma on October 28.
Anderson was fired on Thursday.
He was not required to enter a plea to the manslaughter charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.
Prosecutors will fast-track the case to the Supreme Court on January 18, 2021 with a voluntary bill of indictment.
Police did not provide the circumstances of the fatal shooting.
However, a video of its aftermath circulated on social media suggested he was shot for a “bag of weed.”
The video showed that Anderson did not seek immediate medical care for the wounded man, as required.
As bystander begged him to take the man to the clinic, Anderson replied, “What car I guh put him in?”
