Canadian diplomat’s son spoke of other drug deals

A Canadian teenager accused of involvement in a drug- related ripoff in Miami that left his older brother dead said they had pulled similar stunts in Canada, police documents state.

Marc Wabafiyebazu, 15, of Ottawa, appeared briefly Wednesday in a Miami court, where the prosecution said a grand jury would consider whether to bring formal felony murder or other charges against him. His mother, Roxanne Dube, who is Canada’s consul general in Miami, attended the hearing but did not speak to reporters.

The documents obtained by The Canadian Press also claim Wabafiyebazu was brandishing a handgun outside a residence when police arrested him.

“( Wabafiyebazu) stated that he went to the house to steal the drugs while he waited in the car, but then his brother got killed,” police say in an arrest affidavit.

“Defendant continued to state that he was from Canada and they had done the same type of thing in Canada and had also done other drug rip- offs in Miami.”

At Wednesday’s hearing, Assistant State Attorney Marie Mato said the grand jury could also decide to charge him as an adult.

“If indeed that happens, we will be immediately entering a not guilty plea and defending the case on the merits,” his lawyer, Curt Obront, said in an email.

Wabafiyebazu was arrested March 30 after the shooting deaths of his brother Jean, 17, and Joshua Wright, also 17. Police allege the brothers had gone to a home with the intention of stealing marijuana from a dealer. While the younger sibling waited with the car outside, the older teen went inside.

“In the process of that ripoff, several shots were fired inside of the residence,” police allege.

Responding officers found the older Wabafiyebazu and Wright dead. Two other men, including Anthony Rodriguez, 19, the alleged dealer, were wounded and needed hospital treatment.

One witnesses told police she saw the younger brother firing a silver handgun “multiple times” outside the apartment. He was still holding the weapon when police arrested him, the documents state.

( Wabafiyebazu) stated that he went to the house to steal the drugs while he waited in the car, but then his brother got killed.