Airport Employee Tells Court He Accidentally Injured Himself During Scuffle

Today’s arraignment was anything but ordinary for two ramp agents from the Philip Goldson International Airport in Ladyville. It unfolded in the lower courts following a near-fatal confrontation where a knife was involved, leaving one employee injured. Initially, reports claimed one worker had stabbed his colleague. However, another version suggested the injury was self-inflicted when the aggressor accidentally fell on his own knife during the scuffle. Earlier today, the injured man admitted that he hurt himself. At ten a.m., twenty-seven-year-old Darvin Jamaal Sutherland and nineteen-year-old Jiovanni Ishmael McKenzie faced charges in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. McKenzie, who was injured, received police bail, while Sutherland was detained and brought to court in handcuffs. McKenzie, clearly in pain from his injury, needed assistance from his cousin and stepfather to enter the courtroom. During the proceedings, McKenzie’s odd behavior raised concerns about his ability to comprehend the court process. Before the charges were read, McKenzie announced he was there to drop the charges against his cousin, Darvin Sutherland. However, the prosecutor explained that McKenzie couldn’t withdraw the charges on the spot. He was informed that to drop the indictable charge, he must return to the precinct where he initially reported the incident and request no further court action. Only then would the D.P.P. issue directives to the court.