The man accused of the murder of Enrico Major, the teenage son of jailed drug trafficker Dwight Major, claims he is guilty of the crime.
However, Justice Bernard Turner did not accept the guilty plea of Dwayne Peter Lockhart because it was equivocal.
Major, 17, was stabbed to death on June 1 on Baillou Hill Road South weeks before his high school graduation.
In his explanation of the crime, Lockhart claimed that he was defending himself against an attack from Major and Ken Johnson, whom he claimed were armed with knives.
Lockhart said, "They came to kill me. I really didn't want to take matters into my own hands. I would like to apologize to Mrs. [Keva] Major. I really didn't want to deal with it, but justice must be served."
After hearing Lockhart's explanation, Turner said he could not accept the plea because it was not an unequivocal plea of murder, an unlawful and intentional killing.
Turner said the matter would have to go to trial.
Lockhart, who was unrepresented at yesterday's proceedings, asked for a court-appointed lawyer.
He next returns to court on October 23 for a status hearing. Another man, Kervin Neely, is accused of abetment to Major's murder.
Dwight and Keva Major were both extradited to Florida on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana into the United States. Keva Major was released in 2008 as part of a plea deal. Her husband is scheduled to be released in 2016.

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