Accused in Christopher Skinner murder denied bail
Posted February 28, 2014 12:12 pm.
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One of the men accused in the 2009 murder of Christopher Skinner wept when he was denied bail on Friday.
Agustin Alexander Caruso was arrested in November 2013 and charged with second-degree murder.
Skinner, 27, was killed in a late-night altercation in the entertainment district on Oct. 18, 2009.
He had been trying to hail a cab and may have accidentally touched a car.
It’s alleged four men who were in the SUV got out and knocked Skinner to the ground, punching and kicking him. Two women were also in the car but didn’t participate in the beating.
Police said the men then got back into the car and the driver ran over Skinner, killing him.
Caruso, who was 19 at the time, was allegedly the driver.
Three other men have also been charged in the case. Jamaal Phillips Bond, Nicholas Swaby and Anthony Samuel are charged with various offences, including assault causing bodily harm, obstruct police and conspiracy to commit indictable offence of aggravated assault.
