By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN awaiting trial for murder was remanded into custody yesterday after he was found with two loaded guns near a park in Mason’s Addition last week.
Magistrate Lennox Coleby arraigned Mario Cuffe, 23, alongside Edward Ferguson, 34, and Marvette Ferguson, 36, on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms with intent to supply and possession of ammunition.
Prosecutors allege that the defendants were found with a black and purple 9mm SCCY CPX-2 pistol, a black G3C Taurus pistol, and 17 9mm rounds, which were located on one of the defendants’ persons and in their vehicle, respectively, at 11.20am on March 1.
The accused all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
While Assistant Superintendent of Police Lincoln McKenzie raised no objection to Marvette Ferguson’s bail, he did object to bail for the other defendants. Mr McKenzie cited that Cuffe had a pending murder charge.
Cuffe and his accomplices are accused of a drive-by shooting on Key West Street that killed 25-year-old Travon Joseph, also known as Travon Rolle, on December 30, 2022. Nelson Adderley, 27, was also injured during the incident.
Marvette Ferguson’s bail was set at $6,000 with one or two sureties.
The male defendants will remain remanded at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until their bail hearing on March 6.
Alphonso Lewis and Tonique Lewis represented the accused.
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