Wrong Man Receives Death threat
Ronald Michael
About two weeks ago we told you about a shooting in Ladyville that sent Kenroy Arnold to the hospital for gunshot wounds to the back and hand. Well, since that shooting two men were arrested and charged for the crime. Thirty year old Alrick Smith and twenty nine year old Ronald Michael were slapped with a string of charges including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, dangerous harm, and use of deadly means of harm and remanded until April twenty eight. But today a twenty six year old young man asked us to help him get his story out because he said a television station used his photo when they reported on the charges. Now, it happens that the young man’s name is Ronald Michael- similar to the accused. The Ronald Michael we met today says he knows nothing about the incident, but since his picture was mistakenly used, he has been receiving death threats. Here’s what he told us.
Ronald Michael, Wants Name Cleared
“Last week I was in Placencia and I got a phone call to watch the news. When I watched the news, I saw my picture up for an attempt murder that I don’t really know nothing about. I just got the break to come on and talk because then people are looking at me like I am a criminal because when police see me every time they stop me and wah know how I deh out; if I get bail or something. I neva did gone dah jail because I neva have nothing fu do with this. They just put my picture wrongfully and I neva get any apologies or nothing. That dah all I di ask fah yuh know. I gone dah station everything and nobody di listen to me. I just want them understand and everybody weh si the news, see my face now. I dah the Ronald Michael and I nuh got nothing fu do with that. Deh done got the people weh deh mi want and I just would want people to stop watch me as a criminal. I got wah case already weh dah wah gun case and that just mek I look more yuh know. I dah really want somebody and talk to me because I di try talk and deh nuh wah see me. I di wait fi my lawyer come in fi mek I sue them. I nuh wah go through all ah that but if they nuh come talk to me I ready to push the levels enuh. I just want people to come talk to me because people di text me and threaten me all pahn facebook di say, ‘Bwai, you wah feel fi my lee bwai.’ And I dah like bwai me nuh know nobody. I feel bad bout it and my sista deh nuh even wah deh round me because they feel like something wah happen bout it cause I di get threat. I di tell you pahn the real I di get threat. So I decide fu come today. I nuh into deh kinda thing deh. Like I tell yuh, I deh dah Placencia and I nuh know the person weh do it. I nuh know the person weh get shot. I nuh know nobody. All I know. I si my picture pon the news and I nuh got nothing fu do with that.”
Andrea Polanco
“You just want your name cleared?”
Ronald Michael, Belize City Resident
“I just want my name cleared.”
