Police showed up this weekend at the property of the man accused of murdering Daniel Langlois and his partner in Dominica because they were looking for illegal firearms.
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This was confirmed on Monday by Director of Public Prosecutions Sherma Darymple, who was contacted by QMI Agency.
American Jonathan Lehrer, owner of the Bois Cotlette chocolate factory, was released from prison after authorities secured a court order.
“We think, that [Jonathan] “He was concealing firearms and so the police applied for and received a search warrant at his home to look for illegal firearms,” she said.
With the help of police sniffer dogs, they went to the property and seized several ammunition casings, it said.
Mr. Lehrer and Robert Thomas (Rob) Snider Jr. are accused of the murders of entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his wife Dominique Marchand.
On Saturday, Jonathan Lehrer was spotted by a passerby as he sat comfortably in his yard, surrounded by police.
“Not only did he seem ruthless, but he also dared to greet and mock passing employees. I'd like to know what's going on. How does a double murder suspect get out of custody and go home? Does that make sense?” the witness said, saying he was “deeply disturbed” by the scene.
A prison official confirmed that police came to collect the defendant on Saturday, but he was now back at Stock Farm prison – the only one on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Jonathan Lehrer's attorney we contacted did not appear to have been informed of this publication.
Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand were found lifeless in a burned vehicle near their Coulibri Ridge hotel complex, next to the Bois Cotlette chocolate factory, in early December.
The two neighbors argued over a public road that runs through the chocolate factory. The dispute reached the island's highest court, which ruled in 2019 that the road was public and Mr Langlois' customers could use it freely.
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Robert Thomas Snider Jr.