Tag: Michael Aaron Bush
Christmas Eve killer to serve 24-year life term
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21) will serve a minimum of 24 years in jail before he is eligible for parole for the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2020 at a nightclub complex in The Strand plaza. Johnson, who was just 19 when he stabbed and […]
Young murderer didn’t intend to kill, says lawyer
(CNS): Criminal defence attorney Dennis Brady told a court Monday that his young client, Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21), did not intend to kill Michael Aaron Bush (22) last Christmas Eve when he stabbed him outside a nightclub in The Strand plaza. Brady argued that Johnson was provoked, in fear of violence and believed he […]
Police issue warning over use of knives
(CNS): Just “a few seconds of madness” by another man carrying a knife cost 22-year-old Michael Aaron Bush his life last Christmas Eve, Superintendent Peter Lansdown said in the wake of the conviction of Jashawn Johnson (21) last Thursday. Bush was stabbed in the chest by Johnson in a fight that was fuelled by an […]
Johnson guilty of murder in Christmas Eve stabbing
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21) was found guilty on Thursday of the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2020 at a nightclub complex in the Strand Plaza. Johnson had denied murdering Bush, claiming he had stabbed him in self-defence during an altercation outside the entertainment complex. […]
Johnson disputes CCTV evidence in murder trial
(CNS): During three days in the witness box giving evidence on his own behalf and attempting to explain the video evidence, Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21) continued to claim that he killed Michael Aaron Bush (22) on the morning of Christmas Eve in self-defence and that he had sustained a neck injury during the fight. […]
Woman gives emotional evidence in boyfriend’s trial
(CNS): A 22-year-old woman from Bodden Town gave emotional but reluctant evidence on Monday at the trial of Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson, who is charged with the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) on Christmas Eve. The woman, who was dating Johnson at the time, wept as she explained that she was both “uncomfortable and […]
Christmas Eve killing not self-defence, says crown
(CNS): Prosecutors presenting charges against Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21) for the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2020 have said that the young man intended to kill the victim and was not acting in self-defence. Candia James-Malcolm, the acting director of public prosecutions, told the court […]
Suspect denies Christmas Eve murder
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (20) from Prospect has denied murdering Michael Aaron Bush (22) from West Bay during a fight outside a nightclub complex in The Strand plaza in the early hours of Christmas Eve. Johnson appeared at a Grand Court hearing last Friday via Zoom from HMP Northward, where he has been remanded […]
Christmas Eve murder suspect in jail
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (20) from Prospect was remanded in custody by Magistrate Valdis Foldats on Tuesday, after making his first appearance in court following a charge for murder. Johnson is accused of killing Michael Aaron Bush (22) from West Bay during a fight outside a nightclub complex in the Strand Plaza in the […]
Suspect charged in Christmas Eve killing
(CNS): A 20-year-old-man from George Town has been charged with the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) from West Bay following a fight outside a nightclub complex in the Strand Plaza in the early hours of Christmas Eve. He was arrested on suspicion of the killing at the weekend after he handed himself in to […]
Police arrest suspect in Christmas Eve murder
(CNS) UPDATED SUNDAY: Police say that a man has been arrested on suspicion of the killing of 22-year-old Michael Aaron Bush, who was stabbed multiple times during a fight in the Strand Plaza car park on Christmas Eve. In a release early Sunday afternoon, the RCIPS said that at around 8:30 on Saturday evening, 26 […]
