By LEANDRA ROLLE
Tribune Staff Reporter
lrolle@tribunemedia.net
A 28-year-old man was sent to prison on Friday after being accused of murdering a man in the Fox Hill area earlier this month.
Dwayne “Gup Gup” Davis, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the murder of Deondre Knowles on May 15.
According to police reports, shortly after 7am that day, a man was walking on Grant Street when he discovered the lifeless body of a man with several gunshot wounds.
At the time, police said it appeared that the body had been there “for some time” and added that the victim was in his mid-20s to early-30s.
During Friday’s hearing, Davis was not required to enter a plea to the charge and his case was adjourned to August 19 for service of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
Bail was denied and he was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in the interim.
Jamaal Ferguson, 21, also appeared before Magistrate Ferguson-Pratt charged with three counts of attempted murder and six counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Police allege that Ferguson tried to kill Rashad Sullivan, Rakemio Lightbourne and Tyrone Newbold on Friday, May 14. He was also accused of using a handgun to endanger their lives on the same day.
It is also alleged that Ferguson possessed a firearm with intent to endanger three other lives, namely Dwayne Fox, Myesha Stuart and Malrinique Stuart, on April 26.
During Friday’s hearing, Ferguson was not required to enter a plea to the charges and was subsequently remanded to prison until August 19 for a VBI.
Anthony Bethel, 68, was also charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Police allege that Bethel tried to kill Nikerlange Lazard in George Town, Exuma, on February 11. Officers also alleged that he used a handgun with intent to endanger Lazard’s life the same day.
Due to the nature of the charges, he was not required to enter a plea to the offences and his case was adjourned to August 18 for VBI.
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