Travis Evans also known as ‘Short Boss,’ now awaits sentencing after pleading yesterday to killing Timehri youth Ronsley Clarke, whom he shot over a previous disagreement.
Evans was originally indicted for murder, but pleaded instead to the lesser count of manslaughter when his matter was called yesterday afternoon before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Georgetown.
The judge has, however, deferred sentencing to April 29th to facilitate a probation report.
The charge states that on August 2nd, 2018 he unlawfully killed Clarke.
The facts presented by Prosecutor Tyra Bakker are that on the day in question Clarke was attending a birthday celebration at ‘C’ Field Sophia and was sitting on a horse cart in the company of friends when Evans went up to him and shot him three times, before making good his escape.
She said that the accused subsequently gave a caution statement admitting to the offence; stating that he and Clarke had had a disagreement the day before and that that was his reason for killing him.
Evans did not dispute the facts related by the state.
Bakker said that Clarke had died from haemorrhage and shock due to multiple gunshot injuries.
Evans is being represented by defence attorney Mark Conway.
In December of 2019, Evans admitted to raping and robbing a woman at knife-point of $650,000 in a 2010 attack.
He later withdrew his plea to the rape, stating that he felt pressured into admitting guilt on the sexual offence for which he is now awaiting trial.
He was, however, sentenced to three years on the robbery charge.
He was also one of three prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison in October 2018. He remains on remand also awaiting trial for the 2018 of Kuru Kururu legal clerk, Gregory Frank.
