Man arraigned for multiple murders

Tue, Mar 25th 2014, 10:28 AM

A man wanted in connection with a double murder and three attempted murders made his initial appearance before a magistrate yesterday following his discharge from hospital.
Police issued an all points bulletin for Cornelius Roberts after the May 2013 murders of Amati Knowles and Odrick Telusma outside a home at Bar 20 Corner and Kemp Road. The men were killed during a drive-by shooting by gunmen in a white Dodge Ram truck, police said.
Officers found Roberts, 23, of New Hope Drive, Nassau Village, in November 2013 when they responded to a shooting report in Malcolm Road.
Roberts, who had been shot multiple times, was taken to hospital where he remained under heavy police guard.
Roberts was not required to enter pleas to the charges at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.
In addition to the murder charges, Roberts is accused of the attempted murders of Anthony Roache, Lanardo Wilson and Arlington Stubbs.
He was also charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
Roberts has been remanded to prison. He returns to court in May for the presentation of a voluntary bill of indictment that will forward his case to the Supreme Court.
Roberts is the fourth man charged with the incident. Carlon Rolle, Sean Higgs and Rashad Clarke were charged last year and have already been arraigned in the Supreme Court.

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