Case Collapses, But Charleston Green Stays Jailed

A Belize City man beat an attempted murder charge, but that victory didn’t carry him far. Twenty‑two‑year‑old Charleston Green walked out of the High Court after his trial fell apart on day one, all because the key witness never showed. Without Dixon Ramirez, the man police say Green shot in August 2022, the prosecution had no case, and a nolle prosequi was quickly entered. But Green didn’t taste freedom for long. Moments after leaving the High Court, officers escorted him straight back to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court… and then back to prison. That’s because Green is already serving a three‑year sentence for firearm and ammunition offenses, plus aggravated assault on three police officers, charges that stem from that same 2022 incident, when police say he fired at them during a chase before being subdued with a loaded weapon. He was sentenced in 2025, and with his penalties running concurrently, the earliest he can walk out of prison is July 2027. So, while the attempted murder charge is gone, Charleston Green isn’t going anywhere, at least not for another year and a half.