TAMPA, Florida – Prosecutor Jim Preston is expected to appear before a grand jury today in an effort to reindict reggae star Buju Banton on cocaine and firearm charges.
Preston had told the court on Monday – minutes after Banton’s cocaine trial ended in a mistrial due to the inability of jurors to reach a verdict following three days of deliberations – that he would be seeking the reindictment today.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and not open to the public. Neither Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, nor his lawyer David Oscar Markus are allowed to be there.
Banton is to face retrial in early December. A date for the second trial is expected to be set during a bail hearing on October 6. (Jamaica Observer)
Buju to be reindicted on cocaine, gun charges
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