A man who carried out the “premeditated murder” of popular businessman Keith Carey during an armed robbery was jailed for 57 years yesterday.
Carey, who operated a gas station, willingly handed over a deposit bag that contained $40,000 when a gunman confronted him on the steps of the Bank of The Bahamas at Harrold Road on February 27, 2006, according to the evidence.
Nevertheless, the gunman, whom the jury found was Glinton, shot Carey three times.
A jury unanimously convicted Glinton of Carey’s murder and armed robbery during a third trial on April 5, 2012.
According to probation officer, Lisa Bowleg, Carey’s widow, Michelle, told her, “Each trial made it seem like it was just yesterday.”
Justice Roy Jones told Glinton that he had been found guilty of serious offenses for which he had shown no remorse. He added: “From the evidence, the murder and armed robbery were premeditated and carried out in a brutal and merciless manner.”
The court heard that the murder has affected the standard of living of Carey’s widow, Michelle, and their three daughters. Owing to the loss of the family’s sole breadwinner, two of Carey’s daughters could not complete their tertiary education, Bowleg reported.
Referring to the probation report, Jones said the crime had “affected the dreams and aspirations” of Carey’s children.
Glinton, a high school dropout, has maintained his innocence throughout all of his trials. The court heard that Glinton’s father, who has sired 33 other children, was absent during his childhood.
Although he did not finish school, Glinton obtained regular employment and his mother supplemented his income, the court heard.
Another judge sentenced Glinton to death for Carey’s murder on May 29, 2009, but the conviction and sentence were overturned on appeal in December of that year.
Carey’s widow told the probation officer that learning of Glinton’s successful appeal was “the second worst thing that had ever happened to her, next to her husband’s death.”
Carey said, “Keith’s life was taken in a flash but there seems to be no cost to spare Jamal Glinton’s life.” Darnell Dorsette appeared for the Crown. Craig Butler and Erica Darr represented Glinton.
Artesia Davis,
The Nassau Guardian
