Jury acquits Jevon Seymour of all charges

NASSAU- After an hour of deliberation, a jury acquitted Able Seaman Jevon Seymour of murder and attempted murder.

Prosecutors alleged that the marine fatally shot his superior Petty Officer Percival Perpall on the grounds of Government House on April 28, 2019.

The prosecution’s case centered around the identification of Seymour as the shooter by two other marines.

Marine Seamen Calvin Hanna and Ellis Rahming picked out Perpall from a 12-man photo lineup after he refused to participate in an identification parade, or a group ID.

Both men said that Seymour shot at them and missed.

They claimed that they knew Seymour prior to the incident.

However, Seymour and four other witnesses testified that he was somewhere else when the incident happened.

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