Fisherman Arrested for Attempted Murder

Tonight, a Los Lagos fisherman, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison after he was arraigned for abetment to murder and attempted murder charges. He is thirty-three-year-old Ludrick Andrew Usher, who was brought in for the attempted murder of twenty-year-old Jahshiel Cervantes. On Saturday, around ten fifteen p.m., Cervantes had been socializing in Majestic Alley with a group of men when he was approached by an SUV and fired at. Using surveillance footage from the area, police were able to locate the vehicle and suspect. Usher, who was unrepresented, appeared before a Senior Magistrate in Court at around two thirty p.m. today where he was read two indictable offenses. Allegations being made against Usher are that on Saturday he purposely aided an unidentified individual in the commission of murder. Due to the nature of the offenses, no plea taken from Usher and Usher was remanded to the Belize Central Prison until August seventh, 2024, where he is pending bail.