Ex-policeman in Bahamas gets 30 years in prison for deadly love triangle

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A former police officer in the Royal Bahamas Police Force has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of plotting the murder of a man who was also seeing a woman he was dating.

Justice Renae McKay imposed the sentence on Darren Davis, 49, a former police corporal, during the sentencing phase of his murder conspiracy trial. Davis has indicated that he will file an appeal.

The court was told that a conspirator faces the same penalty as the person who commits the underlying offence.

Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Terry Archer had sought a sentence of 40 years, while Davis’ attorney, Davis Cash, argued that 30 years was appropriate.

Prosecutors convinced six of nine jurors that Davis conspired with others to murder Jayson Whitfield, 43, a senior clerk at the Passport Office, who was found shot to death inside his government-assigned car outside his home on December 3, 2022.

The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence, alleging that both men were involved with the same woman and that Davis had allegedly told her he intended to kill Whitfield.

Police also reportedly found photos of Whitfield, his car, and a pinned location of his address in the trash folder of Davis’ phone.

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