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20-year-old accused of killing teen boy

A 20-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy off Prison Lane earlier this month.

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Gun seizure charges

A 28-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing a dozen firearm charges in connection with a large gun seizure in the Wulff Road and Firetrail Road areas last week. Eugene Campbell Jr, of Fire Trail Road east, stood before Chi

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Gang suspect accused of murder conspiracy

A MAN was arraigned on several charges ranging from conspiracy to commit murder to being a member of an unlawful gang yesterday.Rashad Laroda, 27, of Walnut Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt faced with two firearms charges,

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Man shot dead near his home

ANOTHER man is dead after succumbing to his gunshot wounds last night, police said.

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Eugene murder suspect charged

A 25-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a double shooting last month that led to the death of eight-year-old Eugene Woodside Jr and another man said to be in his twenties.

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Surveillance expert tells of cameras in murder home

A surveillance technician told the Supreme Court he had installed a DVR surveillance system and cameras at Barry and Sheena Johnson’s triplex apartment in Deadman’s Reef in 2013 – two years before the couple was murdered.Witness Travis Williams said

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Case delayed as attorney ill with hand, foot and mouth disease

A MAN seeking to contest his 40-year sentence for murdering a Cash for Gold employee had his substantive hearing into the matter adjourned yesterday after it was revealed his attorney was ill with hand, foot and mouth disease. Valentino Bethel appea

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Two accused over gun seizure

TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several firearm charges in connection with a gun seizure in the Golden Isles Road area over the weekend. Damian Nixon, 39, and Javonne Davis aka Terrell Davis, 27, both stood before Chief Mag

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Suspects in limbo 16 years to be extradited to US

THE COURT of Appeal yesterday dismissed the legal challenges of five men wanted for various drug trafficking charges in the United States of America against a Supreme Court judge’s refusal last year to issue court orders that would allow them to contest the validity of their imprisonment, and thus prevent their extradition.

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Police 'following leads', but no one in custody over teen's murder

POLICE have not yet taken anyone into custody for the murder of Anthony Smith, 15, who was gunned down on Prison Lane earlier this week.

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Shane Gibson appears in Supreme Court

FORMER Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson was arraigned in the Supreme Court Friday morning before Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson.

Two teens held over Primary school robbery

TWO teenagers are in police custody in connection with the robbery of Claridge Primary School on Monday.According to reports, officers from the Northeastern Division arrested the two juvenile boys shortly after 6pm on Wednesday. During the arrest off

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Man charged with murder of mother on Peardale Road

A 20-YEAR-OLD man, charged with the murder of a mother of three and the attempted murder of two other men as they stood on a porch in the area of Peardale Road last week, was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Godfrey McKinney, of Johnson Alle

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Man appealing murder sentence urged to retain services of an attorney

AN APPELLATE judge on Wednesday suggested a man seeking to represent himself on a murder appeal should instead retain the services of an attorney after expressing her concerns the appellant may not possess the necessary skills to lead his own appeal.

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Court date for trio accused of murdering teacher

THE murder trial of two men and a teenager accused of the 2015 slaying of former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh will start on October 30.