Honduran National Charged for Police Corporal’s Murder

Josue Danilo Villatoro Amado

Twenty-five-year-old Honduran national Josue Danilo Villatoro Amado was transported from San Pedro to Belize City and arraigned for the murder of Corporal Alfonso Guy.  This afternoon, Villatoro, who is a waiter and food and beverage employee at Captain Morgan’s Place, was arraigned before newly appointed Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson and remanded to prison until February nineteenth. On Friday morning, the accused was socializing with Guy at his apartment on the island; a single shot rang out and the cop was dead. According to a statement from Villatoro, the police-issued firearm accidentally went off, but he ran from the scene. Today police gave an update saying that despite Villatoro’s account of the shooting, there was enough to charge him with murder.  At the press briefing, ASP Alejandro Cowo also shared the post-mortem results.

Alejandro Cowo

ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Belize City

“The information the police have received so far is that Mr. Guy was seen socializing during the night along with a male person by the name of Josue Danilo Villatoro Amador, a Honduran national. They were socializing within different establishments within San Pedro Town. Just after midnight, they proceeded to his residence in the San Juan Area where as a result the neighbors report that they only heard a gunshot. After that, police responded to the scene however there was no one inside of the room. Only suspected blood was seen inside of his room. As a result of that, police conducted an investigation and shortly detained Amador. An interview of Amador led police to recover a police issued firearm that was issued to the late Corporal Guy and also police detained several persons in regards to this incident. On Saturday evening police formally arrested and charged, Josue Danilo Villatoro Amador, a twenty-five-year-old, Honduran national for the crime of murder.”

Alfonso Guy

Reporter

“The other person detained, did he face charges?”

ASP Alejandro Cowo

“He was the only person who was charged, Mr. Amador.”

Andrea Polanco

“Sir you said that several persons were detained, is there anything that indicates that there may have been other persons in the room that night?”

ASP Alejandro Cowo

“No.”

Andrea Polanco

“When it comes to Mr. Villatoro and Mr. Guy is there anything to indicate that this may have been a domestic dispute between two partners?”

ASP Alejandro Cowo

“No. I know that they have known each other and it is not the first time that Mr. Villatoro had been in Mr. Guy’s room.”