By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
TWO men awaiting trial in connection with a triple shooting that occurred in September will have to wait another two weeks for their case to be transferred to the Supreme Court.
Quentino Carey, 23, and Jakota Johnson, 19, were due to appear in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the presentation of a voluntary bill of indictment in the deaths of Mackenzie Telusnord and Mark Davis in Peardale. However, as was the case in October, the documents were not ready and the matter was further adjourned to December 19.
Both men face two counts of murder and a charge of attempted murder. The murder charges fall under Section 291 (1)(B) of the Penal Code, meaning the accused will not face the discretionary death penalty if there is a conviction at the end of the Supreme Court trial.
It is alleged that the pair, being concerned together on September 13, caused the deaths of Telusnord and Davis.
It is further alleged that they attempted to cause the death of eight-year-old Avanti Morley.
According to initial police reports, shortly after 7pm, a group of men were standing outside a home when three individuals emerged from nearby bushes all with handguns and opened fire into the crowd.
Telusnord and Davis were struck about the body along with young Avanti, who was also shot. Telusnord died at the scene while Davis died of his injuries in hospital three hours later.
The pair will not be allowed to enter a plea to the allegations until they are formally arraigned before a judge in the Supreme Court.
Elsworth Johnson and Domek Rolle are the respective lawyers for Johnson and Carey.
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