{"id":348242,"date":"2025-09-10T09:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=348242"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:38:09","slug":"police-officer-remanded-on-drug-and-ammunition-charges-new-bail-application-expected-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/police-officer-remanded-on-drug-and-ammunition-charges-new-bail-application-expected-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer remanded on drug and ammunition charges; new bail application expected Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-290620\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Court.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Court.png 632w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Court-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A police officer charged with possession of cocaine and theft of ammunition has retained new legal counsel and is expected to seek bail before the Magistrate\u2019s Court in St. Joseph on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Francis Jr., of Antrizle and residing in Eggleston, faces charges of possession of 218 grams of cocaine and theft of assorted ammunition, including five shotgun rounds, 7.5 mm, and 5.56 mm cartridges. The ammunition is alleged to be property of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force.<\/p>\n<p>Francis, who was previously represented by attorney Tiyani Behanzin, changed his plea to not guilty when he appeared before the court on Monday. He has since retained attorney Joshua Francis, who confirmed plans to file a fresh bail application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the matter is coming up tomorrow at 9 o\u2019clock, St. Joseph, before the Chief Magistrate,\u201d Francis told Dominica News Online (DNO). \u201cThe issue that will be dealt with \u2014 I\u2019m going to make a new bail application, because the previous attorney, Mr. Tiyani Behanzin, made a bail application before Mr. Laudat, but the whole matter got convoluted over arguments, and Mr. Laudat eventually recused himself. So I\u2019m going to start fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At Monday\u2019s hearing before Magistrate Michael Laudat, Mr. Behanzin declined to respond to the prosecution\u2019s submission, citing issues with accessing the E-litigation portal. Following Magistrate Laudat\u2019s recusal, the case was adjourned to 11 September to be heard by Chief Magistrate Candia Carrette-George.<\/p>\n<p>Francis remains remanded at the state prison pending the outcome of the bail hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A police officer charged with possession of cocaine and theft of ammunition has retained new legal counsel and is expected to seek bail before the Magistrate\u2019s Court in St. Joseph on Thursday. 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