La Plaine charged in connection with one of the double homicides in Roseau

Scott Hazel, a 27-year-old La Plaine man, is now remanded into custody at the Dominica State Prison following a charge of murder preferred against him by the police.

Hazel appeared before the Roseau Magistrate Court on October 9, 2023, where the charge was read to him. It is alleged that on September 23, 2023, at the Garage Bar and Grill on Hanover Street, Roseau, the accused man did murder 23-year-old Jeremy Tyler Simeon, also known as Jamie, of Silver Lake.

At the hearing, Hazel was not required to enter a plea since the matter is an indictable offense expected to be tried at the High Court before a Judge and jury. The La Plaine man who is represented by attorney-at-law Julien Prevost and Joshua Francis will return to court on March 1, 2024, for the start of his Preliminary Inquiry.

One week prior to his court appearance, the 27-year-old voluntarily surrendered to the police after a week-long pursuit. On the night of September 23, 2023, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Dominica recorded a double homicide. Allegedly, Simeon murdered 24-year-old Tyrone Mitchell, of Campbell, and shortly thereafter, Hazel is accused of shooting and killing Simeon.

Consequently, a Silver Lake woman became the first person to face charges related to the shooting deaths. Esther Belleau was granted bail in the amount of $75,000.00 in September, following a police charge of “accessory to murder after the fact.”
The police allege that Belleau knowing that Simeon murdered Mitchel did assist Simeon to dispose of a black Kel-Tec 9mm pistol to hinder his apprehension.

During the Court hearing, the accused was not required to enter a plea since the charge is an indictable offense. Belleau had previously been granted a $50,000.00 station bail which expired on the date of her appearance at Court. As a result, her Defense Counsel Joshua Francis put forward a bail application to the Court pursuant to section 6 of the Bail Act which was granted by presiding Magistrate Michael Laudat.

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