Hattieville Mechanic Arraigned for Attempted Murder

 

A man who managed to evade the police for nearly two months after a stabbing incident in the Conch Shell Bay area was finally detained over the weekend and charged with attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm. The suspect, thirty-four-year-old Dorian Richard Garnett, a mechanic from Hattieville Village, was arraigned late this evening in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. Appearing unrepresented before Chief Magistrate Jayani Wegodapola in Court #1, Garnett faced three serious charges. Allegedly, on November first, 2024, he attempted to murder thirty-five-year-old Mark Usher during a stabbing incident in Conch Shell Bay. Garnett was also charged with using a deadly instrument, specifically a knife, to cause dangerous harm to Usher. Due to the severity of the offenses, bail was denied, and Garnett was remanded to the Belize Central Prison until February twenty-eighth, 2025. In court, Garnett admitted, (quote), “I neva meant to stab him but it done happen”, (end quote). He then expressed his desire to plead guilty to avoid wasting the court’s time. However, given the nature of the charges, no plea was taken, and the Chief Magistrate ensured Garnett understood the charges against him. Garnett, who had been on the run and successfully eluded the police, was finally apprehended over the weekend. Mark Usher, the victim, was stabbed once in the chest and had to be rushed to the hospital.