36-Yr-Old Man Charged With 2007 Murder
This morning [Aug.19] in Magistrates Court a man was charged in relation to a murder that occurred four years ago.
36-year-old Derek Spalding was charged with the murder of 2007 Shaki Crockwell and unlawfully using a firearm. Both charges can only be heard in the Supreme Court so he did not have to enter a plea.
25-year-old footballer Shaki Crockwell, a national football player and captain of the Boulevard Blazers, was found dead on Friday, 24th August 2007. His had been shot in the neck, and his body was found on the Railway Trail in Devonshire just after 10pm.
The matter was adjourned to deal with bail. We will update as able.
Update: He was also charged with two offences said to have occurred on August 15, 2011 – threatening Carlton Spalding, and causing wilful damage to property belonging to Carlton Spalding [a door]. He pleaded not guilty, and that matter will be heard in Magistrates Court.
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Really? 4 years later and someone is FINALLY being tried for his murder? Thank God! I hope enough evidence is there and DPP has their acts together; present a great case and get this idiot (if he is guilty) locked away FOR LIFE! (meaning, never to come out, like ever…) Yeah I can dream away, I know…
Good work and diligence BPS…..
Well it’s about time!!!!!! RIP Shaq gone but never Forgotten
Better late than never!!! Good job BPS!!
Good job Bermuda Bobbylon Service, we all hope you collected evidence properly so we can get a solid conviction. Keep up the good work.
*Babylon
I know. Just writing it as we pronounce it.
Its been a long time coming and this needs to be handled right!!!!!
I agree better late than never… there are so many unsolved murders well done BPS. Keep up the good work.
wow!! is folks finally talking??? good!!! its time!!
Hey Bernews, you wouldnt have a picture of him would you?
Sorry no we don’t. The new court building means they don’t walk suspects across the street anymore – which is when we used to get photos.
They should walk ‘em around the block anyway, just for the public humiliation.
Good idea, although some of those fools enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame too much.
they should allow us to throw tomatoes at him, put him in the stocks for public humiliation and a sore back!!!
If he is the guilty party responsible I hope and pray the DPP prove their case beyond any reasonable doubt! This has been a long time coming. DPP, you better get it right!!! After a conviction I will applaud those responsible for catching a cold blooded killer, who laid in wait. I hope they will also look into the chick that called Shak out of his home, and press charges on her for setting him up!
It’s just too soon to be congratulating any party until all the cards have been played. Waiting and watchin. May you RIP Shaki (finally). ummjustsayin
When he stopped payin the chicks cell bill she ratted him out for the reward money .
i completley agree with you. this bit$h whoever she is,i hope her life has been a complete nightmare since all this has happened. no one deserved to be taken away like that. just take comfort in knowing that someone has been brought to court on this. all i can say is i hope the dpp don’t mess this up,cause it has been a long time coming and his family and friends need justice including his SON.
As some one very close to Shaki and his family I agree. The female involved should be called out, but please lets just wait and see. Her conscience does not let her sleep. She cannot look at any of his friends and family in the eye. All I ask is that we pray that this leads to a conviction. His eldest son is now 12 years old, splitting image of his father. Laughs like him, jokes like him and is a very bright and intelligent boy (honor student). Even has taking up his fathers love for dancing. The only thing missing from his life is his father. Sadly enough, he will never get to see him again. So please pray for him and the Crockwell family. This proves that it is never to late.
how do they have evidence? 4 yrs lata??
@ bong – cuz sum one rattin. evidence too old nahh…jus hearsay. RIP SHAK
That’s what I was thinking, they saying the evidence is from a third party, meaning way back he told someone and that someone just told someone else, sounds like hearsay something bermuda is famous for, RUMORS, or remember he had an incident with a family member as well that was mentioned, mayb the family member is tryna cause some up raw. They arrested him 4yrs ago because of hear say, I believe he was searched and everything but nothing was found no evidence at all. Is he being judged for his past and are they really trying to make a conviction off of hear say, cause I remember hearing a few peoples name come up including someone close to the family who is no longer alive!!! Yes, justice should be served, but with all this craziness going on r u just locking up anybody and leaving the real killers to be walking free!! May u rest in peace shaki
They’ve probably been had it !!
WOW!…Big up to all those who made this arrest possible!!….Just hope a solid case is put together, cause lately all have been weak.
After all these years, I am sure they have a prima face’ case.
It’s up to the Juries to convict, the DPP or the Police. It’s not their job. They just present the evidence.
And @ Bong….The Police have not been smoking bongs for four years. Attend the proceedings and you’ll find out…..unless of course…………
nah but clearly all you do is sit around commenting on bernews… get a life, and a job TERRY. lol!
If he is guilty I hope he is convicted and finally shak’s dad could have some closure hang in Danny hang in. Everything that happens in the dark comes out in the light. Never to have closure never to have a conviction hurts alot, so i hope that they have everything 2gether and waited this long so they have hard evidence. RIP Shak!!!! Gone but never 4gotten
They aint got no evidence so everybody shut up. Stop beggin. The only evidence that they have is that somebody said he did it. THATS TRASH
Some one finally came forward with information they were sitting for the past four years. I wander if it has anything to do with his most recent crime? Hmm!
A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with Shaki’s father at a pizza joint in town and he was expressing his disappointment at the failure of a suspect being brought before the courts for his son’s murder. My heart ached for him because about 6 years ago I lost a nephew in a tragic accident and my family still has no closure as to what happened to him the night he died. Shaki’s father showed me a tattoo of his son he has on his chest and then after speaking about his situation for a few minutes I told him that I would keep his family in prayer that hopefully they will get closure one day. God is good and perhaps this is the first step towards Shaki’s family getting that closure. Be Blessed.
Thank you jah I’m soooooo glad they found the idiot hope he never comes out smfh its a shame it took our backward system 2 find the culprit but such as life…….. R.I.P Shaq M1 4 life
To cousin Danny its been a long long long time coming and its still a bit to go keep ya head up! Just wish aunty was here to witness it Shak was her heart!
To everyone else commenting please remember Shak has a family and we do have feelings so easy on the speculation and let the police do their job!
Keep ya heads up my Stovell and Crockwell family and may Jah bless
About time too many unsolved murders in Bermy!!! RIP Shaki u will always be missed… Great baller, father and man, always looked out for the best interest of woman
and I agree DPP better present a strong case!!! The best way to get a picture is too do research any1 went school with a Derek Spaulding/Spalding… Get the Year book maybe it may just be him, 2 different ways to spell Spaulding with 2 different races let’s see what his ethnic color is…
He lives in St. Geo and back in the day it didn’t matter were u lived it was ya grade point average that set you in which school you attended so it was b4 middle school I’m 36 same age and my year book years woulda been anywere between 1988 – 1993 with me being retained a year so can be set back to 1987 – 1992 so let’s say 1987 – 1993 some1 look!!! It can’t be too much ppl with that name born 1975/76
I think Terry job is to comment on Bernews lmao
Hold up! Is this the same Derek Spalding that was convicted of armed robbery at Lindo’s Devonshire some time ago? Where he had shot a man who tried to apprehend him?
Not sure but if it is ull b the typical bermudian to judge him for his past rite, that’s how real justiCe isn’t served!
I just hope they are not acting on hearsay and have concrete evidance including DNA which linked this person to the crime – considering no weapon has been found. It is a bit much that the female who lured him in the area hasn’t been charged with accessory to the murder – clearly she knows something and had something to do with it.
I just hope an innocent person’s life is not made a living hell because of incorrect information.
That’s what I was thinking, they saying the evidence is from a third party, meaning way back he told someone and that someone just told someone else, sounds like hearsay something bermuda is famous for, RUMORS, or remember he had an incident with a family member as well that was mentioned, mayb the family member is tryna cause some up raw. They arrested him 4yrs ago because of hear say, I believe he was searched and everything but nothing was found no evidence at all. Is he being judged for his past and are they really trying to make a conviction off of hear say, cause I remember hearing a few peoples name come up including someone close to the family who is no longer alive!!! Yes, justice should be served, but with all this craziness going on r u just locking up anybody and leaving the real killers to be walking free!! May u rest in peace shaki!
Looks like people are starting to talk !
The best thing is to hear all the evidence
moving forward before we convict before knowing
the facts! If he was lured to that area by a female
I’m more then sure she holds the key into solving
this senseless act !
Why isn’t female gettn chrged..why Bermuda jumping to conclusions..n No derrick didn’t shoot noone back in the day..stop chatting your mouth, typical Bermudians! Sad hw 4yrs ago he got searched n no Dna..shoot he was out for 4months at the time having served 10yrs plllllzzzz! What they needa do is check them nasty jamaicans coming in n out Bermuda..mmm they the ones they needa check! Focuz on ya life not someone else because of their past…people do chnge n they also setup as we c in this case! Everyone goin by hearsay..I hope whoever snitched has evidence str8 up..My fam needs closure not an innocent life goin jail!
im not one to point fingers but mr. spaldings criminal background does not help his current situation. Time will tell. Someone wrote that if the female did lure the victim to the aread then she holds the key to the information. That is correct obviously. Newsflash…that female has been walking the island of bermuda with her her nose in the air witholding this information since. So her ass should be labled an accessory to the crime.
your definitly speaking the un-watered out truth. Might be too potent for some of these bernews readers who can’t believe that police would do something to this magnitude. well suprise suprise, the BPS is not as pure n true as u would be led to believe, its a drug revolving door