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07-05-08, - 06:15 PM
McNeil's US arrest unrelated to Bahamian probe
By KRYSTEL ROLLE | Guardian Staff Reporter | krystel@nasguard.com
Troyniko McNeil, the closest prospect police may have to solving the brutal murder of handbag designer Harl Taylor, may have to face charges in the United States before he is returned to Bahamian soil, it was revealed yesterday.
McNeil was arrested by U.S. authorities on Wednesday in Miami, Florida but officials yesterday declined to say why the 21-year-old was picked up; however, it was clear that he was not detained because of the interest of Bahamian officials.
"He was arrested by the U.S. authorities on a matter that they are dealing with and we got wind that he was arrested. He is in U.S. custody right now," Assistant Commissioner Raymond Gibson told The Nassau Guardian.
Police officials refused to give the exact date of McNeil's return but confirmed that arrangements were being made yesterday to bring him back to The Bahamas. Gibson said McNeil should be back in New Providence within a week.
He was listed as a "person of interest" nearly seven months after Taylor, 37, was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of an upstairs apartment of his design studio, Mountbatten House, on West Hill Street.
Police believe that McNeil of Kennedy Subdivision, may be able to provide them with vital information about Taylor's murder, which occurred on November 18, 2007. According to well-placed sources, McNeil is related to one of Taylor's close friends, who was also questioned during the murder investigation.
McNeil is the father of two children, according to people who know him. The former Temple Christian High School student reportedly quit the school months before he was scheduled to graduate in 2005.
According to a source, investigators had wanted to question McNeil for some time. Police have questioned numerous persons during the murder probe, including the Dominican staff who worked at a wedding reception that was held on the grounds of Taylor's home the night before his body was found. The Dominicans were deported after they pleaded guilty to working without permits.
An off-duty policeman found Taylor's badly stabbed body in his bed. The police officer, who was Taylor's friend, went inside the building when he noticed the door was ajar. The killer left behind a dagger, believed to be the murder weapon.
Police yesterday refused to say whether they were close to identifying suspects in the murders of College of The Bahamas dean Dr. Thaddeus McDonald and AIDS activist Wellington Adderley, who were also found murdered in their homes. Both men lived within a mile of Taylor
By KRYSTEL ROLLE | Guardian Staff Reporter | krystel@nasguard.com
Troyniko McNeil, the closest prospect police may have to solving the brutal murder of handbag designer Harl Taylor, may have to face charges in the United States before he is returned to Bahamian soil, it was revealed yesterday.
McNeil was arrested by U.S. authorities on Wednesday in Miami, Florida but officials yesterday declined to say why the 21-year-old was picked up; however, it was clear that he was not detained because of the interest of Bahamian officials.
"He was arrested by the U.S. authorities on a matter that they are dealing with and we got wind that he was arrested. He is in U.S. custody right now," Assistant Commissioner Raymond Gibson told The Nassau Guardian.
Police officials refused to give the exact date of McNeil's return but confirmed that arrangements were being made yesterday to bring him back to The Bahamas. Gibson said McNeil should be back in New Providence within a week.
He was listed as a "person of interest" nearly seven months after Taylor, 37, was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of an upstairs apartment of his design studio, Mountbatten House, on West Hill Street.
Police believe that McNeil of Kennedy Subdivision, may be able to provide them with vital information about Taylor's murder, which occurred on November 18, 2007. According to well-placed sources, McNeil is related to one of Taylor's close friends, who was also questioned during the murder investigation.
McNeil is the father of two children, according to people who know him. The former Temple Christian High School student reportedly quit the school months before he was scheduled to graduate in 2005.
According to a source, investigators had wanted to question McNeil for some time. Police have questioned numerous persons during the murder probe, including the Dominican staff who worked at a wedding reception that was held on the grounds of Taylor's home the night before his body was found. The Dominicans were deported after they pleaded guilty to working without permits.
An off-duty policeman found Taylor's badly stabbed body in his bed. The police officer, who was Taylor's friend, went inside the building when he noticed the door was ajar. The killer left behind a dagger, believed to be the murder weapon.
Police yesterday refused to say whether they were close to identifying suspects in the murders of College of The Bahamas dean Dr. Thaddeus McDonald and AIDS activist Wellington Adderley, who were also found murdered in their homes. Both men lived within a mile of Taylor