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Man Gets off Cosme Murder Charge
posted (October 22, 2019)
He was accused last year of the stabbing murder of 44-year-old Samuel Elias Zelada Cosme, but tonight 33-year-old Relnard Ferguson out free after spending months on remand.

You may remember the case from last year. Cosme, a Honduran national, a husband and a father of 3, was found dead early on the morning of July 23rd. The cops discovered his body, which was lying next to his Ford Ranger pick-up truck at mile 5 and a half on the Philip Goldson Highway.

Police concluded that on the night he was killed, he was in the company of a female. His vehicle ended up stuck in the mud in a feeder road near to the highway. Police also believed that he was killed by someone who was helping him to get his vehicle out of the mud.

On the other hand, Cosme's family members believed that this female companion of his played a pivotal roll in his killing.

Police eventually charged Relnard Ferguson for the crime, but when the case went back before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford today, he was informed that the charge has been withdrawn against him, due to a directive from the DPP's Office. So, since he was not charged with anything else, he was allowed to leave court a free man.

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