Giovanni Ramirez Returns to Court

Giovanni Ramirez, the whistleblower in the case against convicted attorney Oscar Selgado, finds himself in more trouble with the law and was back before the courts today after receiving bail earlier for being a member of a gang.  That’s because over the weekend, Ramirez was ordered to sign in at the police station as a condition of his High Court bail.  When he went to do so on May thirty-first, he was detained pending an investigation for an attempted murder that took place back in March.  It stemmed from an incident that happened here in Belize City where a police officer alleged that Ramirez was the gunman who was identified by the shooting victim.  This evening, Ramirez appeared unrepresented where he was also read a charge of damage to property after reportedly breaking a white wooden from while at the Raccoon Street Police Station.  For his guilty plea, Ramirez was fine two hundred and fifty dollars.  For the more serious offense, he was read charges of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm upon Ashton Myers.  He was remanded to until August fifth.