[7] In 2012, he defended Elvin Penner against an election petition filed by losing candidate Orlando Habet, who was represented by ex-PM Said Musa.
Williams and the office security guard exited the building together at about 7:20 pm; the two were walking along Albert Street East when they were approached by two men on bicycles.
[10] Williams had already lost four litres of blood by the time he arrived for surgery, and had suffered damage to his duodenum, inferior vena cava, and large intestine.
Surgeons stated that most people would not live beyond three minutes after being shot in that manner, but Williams was able to cling to life and survive surgery.
[10] Valencia and Thurton came before the Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on the charges in early February 2012, but the case was adjourned because both defendants were still trying to get lawyers.
Benjamin stated that he had taken into account that Thurton had a family depending on his income as a fisherman, but also considered several aggravating factors such as his use of a firearm, and given the premeditation shown by lying in wait to ambush Williams the possibility that it was a murder for hire.