Philipsburg: --- Reliable information reaching SMN News states that police on the Dutch side of the island have made a break through in the case of David Eustace (Priest) who was killed on Friday October 02 2009 at the entrance of Casa Blanka adult entertainment club. The man arrested has been identified as C.B from French Quarter. SMN News has learnt that the alleged killer is well known to law enforcement on both sides of the island and he was arrested two days ago somewhere on the Dutch side of the island. The source said that C.B was also wanted for a crime he committed in 2007.
Prosecutor Rienk Mud confirmed the arrest of C.B but said he was not arrested for the murder of David Eustace. Asked for what C.B was arrested Mud said he will not divulge anymore information on the case, since the investigations are still ongoing. "All I would say at this point is that we have arrested CB."
Information reaching SMN News states that police had the information on the alleged suspect less than 10 minutes after the broad daylight killing took place. The source said the first person that approached the bus in which the victim was killed was given description of the green Samurai jeep in which the killers escape. It is understood that the suspect was seen speeding away from the scene of the crime. SMN News understands that the main eyewitness had given police all description jeep they knew was also from French Quarter.
According to information reaching SMN News, Eustace was shot on the right side of his abdomen with a shotgun. He was shot three times at point blank range from the passenger side of the Chevy bus. The shooting it is alleged seems more like a hit and not any type of robbery. Eustace was driving a bus, which had one of his close friends Leroy Richardson (Sweet Leroy) inside the bus when they left Casa Blanca. Police found at least four spent shells belonging to a shotgun on the scene.
This media house has been reliably informed that a green Samurai a soft-top jeep with either two occupants was in the area of the adult entertainment club. The number plate on the vehicle it said were covered with a piece of cloth while the shooters remained unmasked.
