Murder Suspect, Jonathan Williams, has pleaded not guilty to murder charge in the ongoing trail at the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Tubmanburg, Bomi County.
The murder case was transferred to Tubmanburg City, Bomi County last year.
In 2018, Defendant Williams was indicted by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County for allegedly killing Journalist Tyron Brown in the Du-Port Road Community in Paynesville.
In its argument, Defense Counsel, led by Cllr. Jimmy Bombo, told the court Monday that his client, Jonathan Williams, had earlier waived Jury Trial.
According to our Judicial Reporter, Defendant Williams is facing Bench Trial, consistent with Article 21 (a) of the 1986 Liberian Constitution.
Meanwhile, State Prosecution has produced the first witness, Joana Bracewell, who has taken the stand to testify in the ongoing trial.
Jonathan Williams confesses
Jonathan Williams, the prime suspect in the death of Super FM TV cameraman Tyron Browne, told police investigators in 2018 that he killed the journalist in ‘self-defense’ after the journalist reportedly refused to leave his residence when asked to do so on the evening of Sunday, April 15.
Although he did not clearly explain what threat Browne actually posed to him and his nieces, he told LNP investigators that he and the late Browne engaged in a physical fight but in the end, he stabbed him with a knife.
He also admitted that after killing Browne, he conveyed his remains in his vehicle and deposited it at a site where people could see and identify him, which was at the Kingdom Care School on Du-port Road.
