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Defence alleges Police misconduct

Defence lawyer John Perry QC continued to allege that there was Police misconduct during the investigation of Court Street gunman Allan William Daniels.

In Supreme Court yesterday he questioned why one officer wouldn?t sign his name to Police notes to verify their truth and accuracy.

Again the whereabouts of Daniels? BMW keys between his arrest on February 12 and when it was bagged and labelled on February 14 was brought up.

Daniels denies trying to kill Det. Con. Warren Bundy when he allegedly pulled a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun on Court Street around 7 a.m. on February 12, 2004.

Daniels, of Brooklyn Lane, Pembroke, is also accused of using a firearm to resist arrest, possessing ammunition without a licence, possessing approximately $73,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis with the intent to supply and possessing drug paraphernalia.

On May 9, Daniels pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a licence.

Earlier in the week Mr. Perry suggested his client?s car keys was not bagged and locked up in an evidence room for two days to enable Police to plant drugs in his client?s car.

The allegation was rejected by Det. Con. Llewellyn Edwards.

Police maintain the key was with other possessions taken from Daniels after his arrest but that nobody noticed it until a day and a half later.

Det. Sgt. Arthur Glasford insisted he gave Det. Con. Don DeSilva the BMW keys on February 13 after they were discovered ? even though the jailer?s record does not indicate the event happened.

He denied that he was giving evidence in order to prop up Det. Con. DeSilva?s version of events.

He told the court he could not say why Police did not get a copy of the car key from the defendant?s mother which would have been easier than hiring a locksmith and towing truck on February 12.

Again Mr. Perry questioned why certain ?verbals? his client made during interviews failed to make it into any Police statements.