By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A MAN was denied bail yesterday in connection with the 2022 shooting death of a rival gang leader on a bus.

Prosecutors allege that 29-year-old Glenardo Johnson shot and killed Giovanni Lafleur after he exited a 15A bus Lafleur was driving near Popeye’s on Robinson Road at around 10am on October 4, 2022.

A 16-year-old boy who was helping collect fares was also injured during the incident.

At the time of his death, Lafleur was on bail for the alleged murder of Luternier Excelus on May 8, 2015.

Johnson was denied bail on a murder charge before Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns.

He maintained his innocence and asked to be released so he could prepare his defence.

However, Justice Archer-Minns ruled that Johnson was not a fit candidate for bail. She said there was reliable evidence linking him to gang affiliations and noted that the deceased was believed to be a lieutenant in a rival gang.

The judge said she was reasonably satisfied that Johnson posed a risk to public safety, adding that public safety and order outweighed his right to bail. She also found that his safety could be at risk if he were released, given the chance of retaliatory violence.

Justice Archer-Minns ordered the prosecution to proceed with its case no later than the first quarter of 2026. If it fails to do so, Johnson will be entitled to reapply for bail.

Until then, Johnson will remain on remand at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.