By Breaking Belize News Staff: Businessman and Thirsty Thursday nightclub owner Khris Rosado has been fined $5,000 and spared a prison sentence for causing the death of Police Constable Arsenio Cus in a fatal traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway in July 2025.
Rosado was sentenced on Monday, November 9, 2026, by High Court Justice Derick Sylvester, bringing an end to months of sentencing delays following his guilty plea to causing death by careless conduct on June 16.
Justice Sylvester ordered Rosado to pay the $5,000 fine within six months or face six months in prison.
The court heard that Rosado’s insurance company had already paid financial compensation to Cus’s family. While the amount was not disclosed, Justice Sylvester determined that no additional compensation order was necessary.
In arriving at his decision, the judge considered the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, along with a Social Inquiry Report confirming that the family had received compensation. Although the court considered a custodial sentence ranging from six to nine months, Justice Sylvester ultimately determined that a non-custodial sentence was appropriate.
The judge also considered whether Rosado should be disqualified from holding a driver’s licence but concluded that the circumstances did not warrant such an order.
The sentencing follows an emotional hearing on Friday, November 6, when Cus’s sister, Paulina Cus, delivered a victim impact statement describing the devastating effect her brother’s death has had on their family.
“Our lives were shattered. His death left a void that altered our future,” she told the court.
Paulina recalled her brother’s generosity, his support for relatives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the trauma of identifying his body following the accident. She also spoke about the birthdays, holidays and family gatherings his loved ones would never again share with him.
Cus, 38, of Silver Creek Village, was killed on July 28, 2025, while riding his motorcycle from Ladyville toward Belize City. Police investigations revealed that a vehicle entered his lane and collided with him between Miles 6 and 7 on the Philip Goldson Highway.
The officer sustained severe injuries and subsequently died from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries.
Police later located Rosado at his Ladyville residence, where investigators discovered a damaged 2009 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck. Forensic testing subsequently linked blood recovered from the vehicle to the deceased officer.
Rosado was initially charged with several offenses, including manslaughter by negligence, but the case ultimately proceeded in the High Court on a charge of causing death by careless conduct, to which he pleaded guilty.
Cus was reportedly just one week away from being promoted from Police Constable to Corporal when his life was cut short. He also left behind a young daughter.
The sentencing comes more than 15 months after the fatal collision.
Breaking Belize News previously reported on the family’s emotional victim impact statement, which highlighted the lasting grief and trauma caused by the officer’s death.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Businessman and Thirsty Thursday nightclub owner Khris Rosado has been fined $5,000 and spared a prison sentence for causing the death of Police Constable Arsenio Cus in a fatal traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway in July 2025. Rosado was sentenced on Monday, November 9, 2026, by High Court
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