Policeman charged in Latoya Bulgin case to return to court Oct. 9

Constable Andrew Wilson, the police officer at the center of the controversial fatal shooting of Latoya “Buju” Bulgin, appeared in the St. James Circuit Court on Monday, where his bail was extended. The case is scheduled for a management hearing on October 9.

Wilson, represented by King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie and attorney Michael Hemmings, is awaiting further proceedings. During Monday's hearing before Justice Andrea Pettigrew Collins, it was revealed that both the prosecution and defense are still in the process of obtaining essential documents required to advance the case. The Crown is awaiting interview transcripts, biological certificates, postmortem reports, and other critical evidence.

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Myself and Mr Hemmings who appeared for Mr Wilson appreciate the fact that this is a matter that has generally much public attention and of course information is important and transparency. But at the same time what I will caution is that the matter is now before the Circuit Court and the matter should be tried in the court and not in the court of public opinion but at the same time I hasten to add that I respect the necessity to have information.

Meanwhile, the defense has yet to receive the arresting officer’s statement, the forensic report, and CCTV footage, despite these being on file. Champagnie also noted that the DNA results remain outstanding. The prosecution is expected to provide the outstanding documents to the defense by August 7.

Wilson's existing bail conditions remain in effect. He was previously granted bail for $1 million with one to three sureties, along with conditions such as surrendering travel documents, a stop order at ports of exit, and regular reporting to the Freeport Police Station. Following the hearing, Champagnie urged the public to respect the judicial process and refrain from forming conclusions outside the courtroom, emphasizing that the matter should be tried in court, not in the court of public opinion.

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The next court date is going to be on October 9th and it is a case management hearing date, it’s not for trial. We anticipate that by then the defence would be in a position to disclose that they have received all the documentation involved in this matter because it involves a number of documentation, some of them being electronic, because this matter was a matter, as you would know by now, was captured electronically, part of it, at any rate, so that is where we are.