Man charged after shooting to protect grandson…
The family of Crooked Tree resident, fifty-eight year old Mervin Bood, gathered at the Magistrates’ Court on Thursday as he was arraigned on a number of charges. And they were not a happy group because they feel that Bood was being wrongfully charged for an incident that occurred last Friday. Bood’s twelve year old grandson went to fetch water and was met by a man who claimed he came all the way from Corozal and was selling clothes. At his request, the child helped him with his bags, not knowing that he was assisting an alleged robber to carry his loot. The act of kindness soon led to full blown chaos as the two were ambushed by three men who emerged from a yellow Mercedez Benz wielding machetes and a baseball bat. Bood came to his grandchild’s rescue with his licensed point twenty-two rifle, only to find himself in trouble with the law, although no one was harmed. Bood’s wife, Gloria, told News Five what transpired as her grandson made his way home.
Gloria Bood, Wife of Mervin Bood Sr.
“He said that coming quarter way to our home, he heard a vehicle stop and back-up and come in the road behind him. When he looked he saw the same vehicle-three man come out; two have machete and one have a bat. They take away the stuff that the man was carrying that he was bringing to me. After that the man proceeded to come after him. At this time he had bags too because this guys have a lot of things. So he began to hurry and the car come faster so he let go di bike and begin to run towards where I live and he said gran, gran, a man di look fi chop up wah next man out deh.”
“Di man di come afta wi. Di man hold up di machete and di bat and tell me fi come. So my husband dis time he gone inna di house back and pick up his licensed twenty-two and gone back. When ih reach right weh we mi di stand up ih tek di gun and shoot it up in di air. Di yellow car still coming, so my husband decide dat ih wah continue shoot afta di car. Den di vehicle stop when ih notice dat mi husband fire more dan one shot now and ih back up back up and turn went up northern road like going to Orange Walk. We noh know di person, we don’t know why this thing happened.”
