“Murderer, Jonathan you are a murderer, you have to perish. Jonathan, you left my children and me without a job, you have to rot in jail.”
“We want justice for Daniel and Dominique, Jonathan, you are evil, you are wicked and you will pay.” These were just some of the sentiments screamed outside the courthouse as under heavy police guard American Jonathan Lehrer the owners of Bois Cutlette and his co-accused Robert (Rob) Thomas Snider Jr who have been slapped with two counts of murder were being led away to the Dominica State’s Prison pending their trail on March 15, 2024.
The men appeared before Chief Magistrate Candia Carette George where the charge was read to them that between November 29 and December 2, 2023, did murder Daniel Langlois and his partner Dominique Marchard.
They were not required to enter a plea since “murder” is an indictable offense and can only be tried before a Judge and Jury at the High Court.
Dressed in short pants and with burns to his right leg and arm, Jonathan appeared “unperturbed” even as the crowd gathered outside the courthouse hurled several comments at him.
Langlois and Marchand, who ran the Coulibri Ridge Resort, were ‘ambushed’ by a hit man who killed them and then set their car on fire, Dominica police said.
Langlois and Lehrer had been involved in a dispute over the usage of the Morne Rouge Public Road, which passes through the chocolatier’s estate.
The battle reached the island’s state highest court, which ruled in 2019 that the road was public and could be freely used by Langlois’ guests.
Great work, Officers. Congratulations!