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19-year-old charged for allegedly shooting 16-year-old near day care
Prosecutor O’Neil Simpson said during Hodge’s first court appearance on Monday, December 16, 2019, that the matter started when a friend of the Defendant got into a fight with friends of the Virtual Complainant (VC) earlier that day.
During the altercation, the Defendant’s friend reportedly lost a hand chain.
After the incident, the Defendant and another young man approached the VC in a garage where he was spraying his motor scooter to address the conflict.
The young men wanted the VC to tell his friends to return the jewellery they allegedly took during the earlier altercation.
During the argument, Prosecutors said the VC became upset and a heated argument erupted between them.
It was then that the Defendant allegedly pulled out a concealed firearm from his clothing and made threats to the VC before leaving.
Later that day, at about 5:00pm, the VC and his friends were near a bar traversing on a scooter and in a Suzuki grand Vitara when they came under gunfire.
One bullet caught the VC on his thigh, another hit the scooter, and a third lodged into the jeep’s exterior.
The VC and his friends escaped without any further injury and transported the VC to the D. Orlando Smith hospital for medical attention.
Defendant turned himself in
Two days after the shooting, Hodge turned himself into police custody at the Road Town Police Station and was later charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and unlawful and malicious wounding.
He did not enter a plea because Prosecutors said they were proceeding with the matter in the High Court.
Prosecutor Simpson said they are in possession of surveillance footage of the incident, and three spent shell casings from the crime scene.
In addition, police retrieved a white short-sleeve shirt and black jeans that eyewitnesses allegedly said the Defendant was wearing.
When the allegations were put to the accused during a police interview, he admitted to being present during the shooting, but denied being the triggerman or knowing who the person was.
Nonetheless, the accused man admitted to visiting the VC at the garage and threatening the VC.
No bail granted
Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin said she was denying Hodge bail because the matter was still ‘live’ and the likelihood of the Defendant reoffending through retaliation concerns her.
She said it appears that the Defendant’s rap sheet is escalating from common assault to a sexual-related crime to now the offences before the court.
The Magistrate noted that the firearm is still at large.
“Bail is denied,” she stated, before ordering the Defendant to be remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison.
Hodge, who is represented by Stacy Abel, is slated to return before the court on January 16, 2020.
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50 Responses to “19-year-old charged for allegedly shooting 16-year-old near day care”
There is nothing immature about wanting someone who tried to kill you to go to jail. What if it was your @#$ that got shot and had to be limping around in pain right now. Our your son with a hole in him that you had to care for. We need to stop covering the ills of our society and report what we know and see. I think inspite of evrything even the accused knew he did something wrong and turned himself in. Nobody should rejoice that ANOTHER young black male is in trouble regardless of who he is. My GOD another mother has to look her son in tha face knowing he could do hard time. We just laid Ryan to rest, a victim of another out of control teen. We are our own problem. People have to be able to look a loved one in the face and tell them NO. I love you and I will be there, but this is wrong. Too many parents hustling the $$ and nobody home with these kids. And yet some of us continue to have more knowing our pockets can't handle it and we don't have the time.
Don’t worry about him you stupid @#%*k he will be good . Remember be careful your maybe granted on your side of the fence . Keep the hell off him
Everybody has 2 faces. Which one you see depends on what you mean to that person. This child has been a storm brewing for a long time. He has been in and out of trouble for years. The only reason he hasn't been locked up before is because GOD was trying to give him a chance, but he didn't even realize. This child has allegedly wreaked havoc especially on females. Threathening and bullying them into silence after allegedly sexually assaulting them. And all of this while attending secondary school. Look at him good, he needs help and I hope he gets it regardless of the outcome. If he is this lethal now do YOU think you could deal with him in 5-10 years??
Ok yeah he been in some stuff but you really just say that it have a rumor about him killing somebody. If it don’t have any evidence pointing at him don’t put murder on somebody name talking bout “rumor” with ayo @#%$ aye ayo people does make me sick
It's a shame
All we can do is keep him in our prayers, and try to help other young people who have chosen this path, and help them to get back on track.
How tf you going say he got what he deserved you know he to be saying he deserves anything all of y’all that talking %^& need to mind yours big 30 plus all y’all could your mds fr you going kill he .. y’all just like to talk a heap a sh&^
How this man O’Neil Simpson got back into our prosecution’s service.
I hope you never find yourself in a position to be shot at. Let's see if you would support the freedom of your shooter. The only reason the boy turned himself in is because he trying to one up on the system. He thinks that after doing sh** the system will show mercy because he 'coorporated' and turned himself in. I don't think he really is sorry. I think given the chance he will continue to do shit because he would have gotten away with THIS s***, and countless others. People like this are easy to turn and stab you in the back if they think it will earn them street credit. My advice to you is to go get new friends, and use your energy to advocate for some real causes, like encouraging young people like yourself to stop robbing the BVI paradise of the peace it so urgently needs to keep.