RAW VIDEO: Security Guard Held in Slaying of SC Couple

A judge in St. Maarten ordered a Jamaican security guard held Wednesday as a suspect in the slaying of a South Carolina couple who were stabbed to death in their Caribbean vacation home. (Sept. 26) [Location - Date:Philipsburg, St. Maarten - sept 26, 2012] [Source:AP - VIDEO AS INCOMING] [VO:] 1. Tracking shot of Meyshane Johnson, suspect in killing of US couple, being escorted from court building with T-shirt covering face to car 2. Mid of Johnson in back of car 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Taco Stein, St. Maarten Solicitor-General: "It's a horrible crime and the whole society of St. Maarten is shocked by it. This is not normal for us, a crime like this. And I'm very glad about that, that this is not normal. But it means that we're shocked. And our feelings go out to the family of Mr. and Mrs. King because for them it must be even be harder and more shocking. Your relatives go to a place they like to be and they end up like this. It must be very horrible for them." 5. Wide exterior of court building 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Taco Stein, St. Maarten Solicitor-General: "He's (Meyshane Johnson) now serving a ten-day period that was started on Sunday afternoon, so that ten-day period runs until somewhere next week. That's on order of the prosecutor. And after that we will ask the judge to prolong the detention with another eight days." 7. Wide exterior of court building 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Taco Stein, St. Maarten Solicitor-General: "Let's put it this way, there's very strong evidence that this man is involved in this case. If he is a murderer, that is something we have to establish from the trace evidence." 9. Pan across street STORYLINE: A judge in St. Maarten on Wednesday ordered a Jamaican security guard detained as a suspect in the case of a South Carolina couple, who were stabbed to death in their Caribbean vacation home. Meyshane Johnson made his first court appearance since his arrest on suspicion of killing Michael and Thelma King of Mount Pleasant. His white T-shirt was pulled over his head as was led into and out of the courthouse. The...

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