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Mansion Home Invasion Case Continues To Crumble
posted (August 20, 2019)
Back in early 2016, police charged 19 persons for the home invasion at the residence of the Lebanese Diplomat, Sarkis Abou Nehra. It's a mega prosecution that quickly crumbled. And, tonight, 3 of the 4 defendants have been freed of all criminal charges connected with that crime.

You may remember the case from December 4th, 2015. That's when culprits barged into the Abou Nehra's home, located several miles outside of Burrell Boom Village. 8 masked men stormed the compound and held the caretaker and his spouse hostage. They then searched Abou Nehra's estate and stole an assortment of jewelry valued at ten thousand dollars, $1,500 US dollars in cash, two 9mm pistols, a 12 gauge shotgun, and a .22 rifle. One of the culprits allegedly raped the caretaker's wife. They then stole Abou Nehra's vehicle, used it to escape, and then left it abandoned. Police managed to retrieve some of the stolen items.

Today, when the case was called up for adjournment, brothers John and Sheldon Grinage and Brandon Baptist showed up to court expecting their trial to start. The police prosecutor then informed Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer that although today's date was supposed to be the start of the case, Abou Nehra, the virtual complainant in this case, is out of the country.

This is the second time that Abou Nehra wasn't available to proceed against the defendants, and so Chief Magistrate Frazer dismissed the charge of aggravated burglary. Baptist was allowed to go free, while the Grinage brothers were taken back into custody because they are on remand for murder.

The only defendant who still has to face trial is Paul Jex Jr., who remains accused of raping the caretaker's wife.

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