The Tribune

By NICO SCAVELLA

Tribune Staff Reporter

nscavella@tribunemedia.net

THREE men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with three separate murders that took place within the last two months.

Edlin Severe, 25, of Fritz Lane, and Andreaz Evans, 18, of Alexandria Boulevard, both stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing one count of murder each for two separate incidents that occurred in July and August, respectively.

Another individual, Wilfred McKinney, 22, of Quarry Mission Road, was arraigned before Magistrate Subusola Swain on one count of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with an incident that took place on July 21.

According to police reports, shortly before 4pm on July 21, two women and a man had just left a fast food eatery near the Oakes Field roundabout, when two men armed with handguns approached their vehicle and fired several shots before fleeing on foot.

The victim, Ashanton Akeem Newbold, was pronounced dead on the scene. Police confirmed at the time that the victim was on bail for a serious offence and was being electronically monitored.

Police subsequently arrested two men in connection with the incident. Rico Taylot, 24, of Flemming and West Streets, was arraigned in connection with the incident in question in the latter part of July.

It is alleged that Evans on July 22 murdered Everette Rolle Jr. According to reports, shortly before 6pm on the day in question, a man was cleaning a vehicle on Silk Cotton Street off Buttonwood Avenue, Pinewood Gardens, when two men in a Suzuki Swift car, armed with handguns, approached and shot him before speeding off.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

As for Severe, it is alleged that on August 18, he murdered Marco Neely. According to initial reports, around 8am on the day in question, police received a report of a man found dead on Hospital Lane. Responding officers arrived on the scene and found the lifeless body of a man who had been shot.

None of the three men was required to plead to the charges.

McKinney’s matter was adjourned to October 31 for service of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI), while Evans’ and Severe’s matters were adjourned to October 19 and 20 respectively also for service.

They were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) in the interim.