Stanley Flowers is Arraigned for Attempted Murder of Policeman

A police corporal was shot and injured outside Fire Nightclub, while three other officers were held at gunpoint and two police vehicles, worth over twenty thousand dollars, were damaged. Following the incident, police charged Stanley Flowers, a thirty-six-year-old from Crooked Tree, with eight criminal counts. This morning at 9:30, Flowers appeared in Court #3 before a Senior Magistrate. He was initially charged with keeping a firearm without a license. The proceedings were briefly paused so Flowers could consult with his attorney, Ian Gray. After being informed of his rights, Flowers pleaded not guilty to the charge of possessing an unlicensed firearm. He was denied bail under Section Sixteen of the Crimes Control and Criminal Justice Act and was remanded to Belize Central Prison until June second, 2025. Shortly after this arraignment, Flowers was hit with additional charges. By 10:30, he was back in Court #3 facing seven more charges. These included attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm against Corporal Manuel Chub. He also faced three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm against police constables Valentine Young, Sebastian Sho, and Joel Chi. Additionally, Flowers was charged with damaging two police vehicles: a white 2023 Isuzu D-Max pickup valued at twenty thousand dollars and a white JAC-T6 pickup truck, both belonging to the Government of Belize. The incident took place outside Fire Nightclub on the Philip Goldson Highway. Flowers, armed with a firearm and a knife, allegedly opened fire on Corporal Manuel Chub. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, officers were responding to reports of an armed individual when they approached Flowers. He reportedly took out a firearm and fired multiple shots at the vehicle. Chub was hit four times but was later treated and released from the hospital. Flowers fled on a motorcycle, leading police on a high-speed chase during which he fired at officers and damaged their vehicle. He was eventually apprehended when officers knocked him off his bike.