Will Accused Murderer Ellis Meighan be Deported to Belize?

Suspected murderer Ellis Meighan remains in the United States where he is seeking asylum.  Meighan fled to the U.S. after reportedly killing Placencia resident Roy Lee Burgess and severely injuring Maia James during a shooting incident along the Placencia Road on April fourteenth.  Efforts are being made by the Belize Police Department to have him repatriated and stand trial for murder.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“We have submitted every required documentation to our counterparts in the US, including the wanted poster, the arrest warrant and a number of other documents.  They have acknowledged receiving those documents and so I believe that they are just going to go through the asylum process because I think he’s claiming asylum and once that is rejected then he should be returned to Belize and once he returns to Belize we have everything prepared for him to be charged for murder.”