Throng of supporters cheer 'Livety' as he walks free
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/court co-ordinator [email protected]
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
A throng of jubilant supporters cheered wildly as Leighton 'Livety' Coke walked out of the Supreme Court a free man this afternoon. Coke was found not guilty of shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm after the court found that there was insufficient evidence. Police had accused him of firing at the security forces during a joint police/military offensive to serve an arrest warrant on his brother and former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
However he argued that he was not in the community when the security forces and gunmen waged battle in May 2010..
As Coke came in view his supporters cheered loudly and shouts of 'Freedom! Freedom!' echoed along King Street in downtown, Kingston. As Coke went into a awaiting vehicle, the crowd, made up of mostly women, ran behind the car as it drove off.
Coke has been in custody since May 2010 when he was handed over to the police by clergyman Al Miller after being named as a person of interest.
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