Achi news desk-
American millionaire Jonathan Lehrer, one of two men accused of murdering a Canadian couple in Dominica, has been denied bail.
Lehrer was charged with murder after the bodies of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand were found in a burned-out car on the Caribbean island last December.
Lehrer is expected to remain behind bars, along with his co-defendant, Robert Snyder Jr., at least until a preliminary hearing scheduled for June.
Langlois was a well-known Quebec businessman and the founder of Softimage, a digital effects program used in many blockbuster films, including Jurassic Park, The Matrix and Harry Potter. He owned an eco resort in Dominica and lived there with his wife.
Daniel Langlois, 66, and Dominique Marchand, 58, are shown in this undated handout photo provided by the Daniel Langlois Foundation. The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica confirmed that two men charged with murder, Jonathan Lehrer and Robert Thomas Snyder, both Americans, were charged on Wednesday. The CANADIAN Press/HO-Daniel Langlois Foundation
Court documents said one Lerer was involved in a long-standing dispute over the use of the road leading to the couple’s resort, Colibri Ridge.
A demonstration was held at the Supreme Court when Lehrer sought to be released from prison earlier this month.
The victims were known on the island for helping Dominica recover after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
