Male charged with Double Homicide

Archley Forbes

Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force’s Serious Crime Unit have today charged Archley Forbes, 22, of Five Cays, Providenciales, with two counts of murder.

Forbes was charged with the murder of Guilene Jean-Baptiste, 26, of Dock Yard, who was shot and killed on August 2, 2023, and Erevin Glinton, 22, of Sand Bar Street, Five Cays, who was fatally shot on January 24, 2024.

Police responded to reports of gunfire on Reece Street, Five Cays, where Glinton’s body was discovered.

Jevano Arthur

Forbes was charged at HM Prison – Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, where he is currently on remand awaiting trial for the October 10, 2024, murder of Evanson “Archie” Walkin, 28, who was shot dead in the Club Med area of Five Cays.

In a separate matter, officers also charged Jevano Arthur, 22, with attempted murder.

Arthur is accused of attempting to murder Demitri Gurrier on October 10, 2024, and is currently on remand jointly charged with Forbes for the murder of Walkin.

Both men are expected to appear before the Magistrate’s Court on the next available court date.