Prosecutor Hans Mos said the suspect left the island on Thursday for Curacao. Police on St. Maarten arrested Koeiman on the request of Curacao Police as he is a person of interest in the shooting death of a musician identified as Gabriel Santos Castillo. Mos said the police squad team and other officers did an excellent job in locating Koieman and arrested in such a short period of time.
Koeiman was convicted for several robberies he committed while serving the police force. Sources close to the police on St. Maarten KPSSS said the former officer has disgraced the police force since he is constantly involved in criminal activities. One of the persons who openly showed his frustration towards reporters and the fact SMN News reported that Koieman was a former police officer is the spokesperson for the NAPB police union Carlyle Rogers. Rogers in a comment on this website and another website felt that reporters are targeting the KPSSS since they are still linking Koeiman to the police force even though he was fired some 16 years ago.
