By Halshane Burke
A police constable was offered bail when appeared in the Hanover Parish Court on Wednesday to answer to a charge of murder.
Constable Mike Edwards was offered bail in the sum of $750,000, with one to two sureties.
The charge stemmed from an investigation by the Independent Commission of Investigations and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Constable Edwards was charged in relation to the March 26, 2023 fatal shooting of 24-year-old Avado Samuels in Mount Pleasant, Hanover.
At the time of the incident, Samuels was attending a wake being held at a bar in the community, when an altercation developed between him and several police officers.
That altercation escalated and resulted in his death.
The matter is set for hearing on June 4.
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