Charges dropped against suspected cop killer

Charges were dropped today against one of the men accused of the Christmas Eve 2004 killing of Police Constable Nedy Reymundo. Chadrick Debride and Winston Jones, who were to be tried jointly for the crimes of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, today appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez where the charges against Jones were withdrawn by Prosecutor Audrey Matura. As for Debride, a jury was empanelled to hear the allegations against him. The accused is being represented by Attorney David Morales and Jones was represented by Attorney Ellis Arnold. Reymundo, who was not on duty or in uniform, was shot in the head as he exited a barber shop on West Canal in Belize City.