Murder of Daniel Langlois: illegal firearms sought at neighbor’s house

Police showed up this weekend at the property of the man accused of murdering Daniel Langlois and his partner in Dominica because they were looking for illegal firearms.

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This was confirmed on Monday by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sherma Darymple, contacted by the QMI Agency.

American Jonathan Lehrer, owner of the Bois Cotlette chocolate factory, was released from prison after the authorities obtained a court order.

“We think that [Jonathan] “hid firearms and so police requested and obtained a search warrant at his home to look for illegal firearms,” ​​she said.

With the help of police sniffer dogs, they went to the property and recovered a number of ammunition casings, it was reported.

Mr. Lehrer and Robert Thomas (Rob) Snider Jr. are accused of the murders of entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his wife, Dominique Marchand.

On Saturday, Jonathan Lehrer was spotted by a passerby while sitting comfortably in his yard, surrounded by police.

“Not only did he appear remorseless, but he also dared to greet and taunt staff passing by. I would like to know what is going on. How can a double murder accused get out of pre-trial detention and go to his home? Does that make sense?” said the witness, saying he was “deeply upset” by the scene.

A prison official confirmed that police came to collect the accused on Saturday, but he is now back at Stock Farm prison – the only one on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Jonathan Lehrer’s lawyer whom we contacted did not seem to have been informed of this release.

Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand were found lifeless in a burned vehicle near their Coulibri Ridge hotel complex, neighboring the Bois Cotlette chocolate factory, at the beginning of December.

The two neighbors were in conflict over a public road that runs through the chocolate factory. The dispute reached the island’s highest court, which ruled in 2019 that the road was public and Mr. Langlois’ clients could use it freely.