Jamaica: Men accused of shooting at cops denied bail
Three men accused of engaging the police in Portland in a shootout have been denied bail and returned to court on Friday.
Andrew Bennett, Derron Johnson, and Calvin Downer were remanded when they appeared before the Portland Parish Court last Friday.
Parish judge Tracy-Ann Johnson heard the case.
The men are jointly charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm.
They are also charged with shop breaking.
Their attorneys are expected to make another bail application when the case is again heard on Friday.
After being arrested following an alleged shootout with the police on September 4 on Wain Road in the parish, the men were charged.
A fourth man, 24-year-old Warren Golding, was shot during the exchange.
Golding was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The other men were captured after fleeing the scene.
Police sources have indicated that the men are believed to be behind a spate of robberies and break-ins in Port Antonio.
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