{"id":259045,"date":"2020-11-17T08:13:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=259045"},"modified":"2020-11-17T08:14:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:14:46","slug":"rodman-moses-lewis-i-am-not-a-murderer-i-did-not-murder-tricia-riviere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/rodman-moses-lewis-i-am-not-a-murderer-i-did-not-murder-tricia-riviere\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodman Moses Lewis: \u201cI am not a murderer; I did not murder Tricia Riviere\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Murder accused Rodman Moses Lewis is maintaining his innocence, after a case by the prosecution which lasted six weeks and in which several witnesses testified against him.<\/p>\n

State prosecutor, Sherma Dalrymple, ended the State’s case on November 13, 2020, and as a result, the defendant got an opportunity to present his defense.<\/p>\n

With three options posed to him\u2014 to give evidence on oath from the witness-box and be liable to cross-examination; to make an unsworn statement from the prisoner\u2019s dock and thereby escape from cross-examination, or, to remain silent\u2014 Lewis chose the second.<\/p>\n

In an unsworn statement from the prisoner’s dock, Lewis said he \u201cbelieves\u201d the\u00a0 Investigating Officer and\u00a0 the state witness, Sergeant Chaucer James when he stated, ” The accused never told me he killed Tricia.”<\/p>\n

“I believe Mr. Chaucer James because I never stated I killed Tricia to anyone,” he declared.<\/p>\n

Rodman stated that even before the matter was formally tried in court, he heard calypsos and read articles in the press which attempted to portray or demonize him as a “vicious individual.”<\/p>\n

“I am not a murder nor am I a killer. I worked with non-profit organizations assisting both the youth and elderly and the less fortunate. I was employed at the State Prison as a Prison Officer. Also, I was a member of the parent-teacher association at the school where my son attended,” he told the court.<\/p>\n

Adding to his list of good deeds, Lewis started he had undertaken various projects in his community hence, “I am not a murderer, I did not murder Tricia Riviere.”<\/p>\n

The defense ended its case after Rodman’s statement and called no witnesses.<\/p>\n

The closing arguments by the prosecution and the defense are expected to be heard on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Murder accused Rodman Moses Lewis is maintaining his innocence, after a case by the prosecution which lasted six weeks and in which several witnesses testified against him. 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