Police arrested a teenager accused of attempted murder as he left court, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.

Prosecutors say that the 17-year-old shot Jared Miller multiple times at Eaton Road in Yellow Elder Gardens on April 2, 2015.

He has denied the allegation at his trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.

Sergeant 2054 Jermaine Moultrie said he was at the Nassau Street Court Complex on May 12, 2015 when he saw the defendant, who was known to him, exiting Juvenile Court.

Moultrie said that he cautioned the suspect and arrested him for attempted murder.

The defendant replied, "Officer, I ain't shoot nobody."

Defense lawyer Moses Bain suggested that the suspect was in police custody as he left court; however, Moultrie said this was not the case.

Sergeant 848 William Major testified that the shooting victim selected the accused from a 12-man photo gallery on May 13, one day after his arrest.

Bain questioned why police did not hold an identification parade since the suspect was in custody.

Major replied, "I wouldn't be able to answer that. You have to ask the investigator."

Bain suggested that the suspect had been in custody since May 8.

Major said, "I had information he was in custody. He could have been in the building; I didn't check."

Randolph Dames is the prosecutor.

The case continues today.

Artesia Davis, Guardian Senior Reporter

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