Three months have passed since 67-year-old security guard Joshua Rolle lost his life in a fatal collision with a tow truck as he walked home from his shift in Grand Bahama, and his grieving family still has no clarity on whether any party will face criminal charges for his death.
Director of Public Prosecutions Cordella Frazier confirmed to local outlet The Tribune that prosecutors had completed an initial review of the case file, but could not reach a definitive conclusion on criminal liability at this stage. As a result, the file has been sent forward to the coroner’s office to undergo the standard formal inquest process. “It has to go through that process, and once cause of death is determined we can review the file for criminality,” Frazier explained.
The tragedy unfolded shortly after 10 p.m. on May 17, when Rolle, a father of three, was struck by a flatbed tow truck while traveling along Coral Road near Indiana Lane. His daughter, Jasmon Rolle, who resides in the United States, received the devastating news just two days later and immediately traveled back to Grand Bahama to join other relatives and navigate the unfolding investigation. From the earliest stages of the process, the family says they have faced roadblocks to information.
During their first visit to the local police station to meet with Traffic Division officers immediately after Jasmon arrived, the family took issue with the details laid out in the initial police report. After Jasmon returned to the U.S., she maintained consistent contact with investigating officers, while her cousin Tammy Butler served as the family’s on-the-ground liaison in Grand Bahama. The family continued to push for updates even after Rolle’s June 20 funeral, with Jasmon placing follow-up calls to investigators roughly twice a week starting June 22.
“They just kept saying it’s to this office, it’s that office, it’s to the attorney general’s office,” Jasmon recalled of the repeated updates she received. On July 21, investigators told the family the probe had been wrapped up, but there was not enough evidence to move forward with formal charges. “They just said the Attorney General’s office didn’t see enough evidence to charge the person with anything,” she said. After that announcement, the family was told the case file would be sent to Coroner’s Court official Charlton Smith for further review.
Jasmon followed up again on July 27, and was told officers would reach out to Smith’s office and share an update. Three weeks later, that update never came. A follow-up call placed on August 17 still left the family with no new information. “Since the accident happened, I’ve been calling every week, and the officer is still saying there’s no word, there’s no word,” Jasmon said.
This months-long stretch of uncertainty has only compounded the family’s grief, making it impossible to find closure after the sudden, unexpected death. “There are actually no words. It was a sudden tragic death and just the fact that I can’t get any closure, I don’t feel like any justice is being served,” Jasmon said. The family’s demands remain simple: official clarity and accountability for Rolle’s death. “We just want closure and justice for my dad. That’s the two main things,” she added.
Butler, the family’s local point of contact, has also criticized authorities for persistent poor communication that has left relatives in the dark from the moment of the crash. “I just feel like from day one the whole situation was not handled properly with us. We had to go to the police station for information after the accident, not being notified as family members,” Butler said. She added that Rolle had become the central anchor of the family after the death of his mother, making his loss and the lack of answers even more devastating. “Somebody got to be wrong. It’s not fair. We lost someone important to our family,” she said.
Repeating her earlier statement, Frazier confirmed that the case remains in the coroner’s hands for the next phase of review before a determination on criminal charges can be made.