Foreigners seek bail in illegal gun importation case
Published:Tuesday | October 11, 2022 | 12:10 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter
A bail application for two foreigners arrested in connection with the seizure of 21 firearms and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition at a warehouse at the wharf in Kingston in March is to continue in the Gun Court on Thursday.
Lawyers representing the duo – 36-year-old chef Jermaine Baker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and 42-year-old Dervan Brown, a construction worker of Bronx, New York – started their application last Tuesday.
The men are charged with illegal importation of firearm and ammunition.
Meanwhile, the alleged mastermind, Godfrey Martin, and his girlfriend, Sherilyn McLean – who are also charged in the matter – were offered $5 million bail on their first appearance on September 21.
The St Elizabeth businessman was arrested on August 7 at a popular party in St Ann while McLean, who is an American citizen, was arrested and charged on September 13.
The two defendants had their bail extended last week. They will return to court on Thursday.
On March 4, three rifles, 18 handguns, and 2,216 rounds of ammunition were reportedly found after customs officers detected a suspicious package and summoned the Contraband Enforcement Team.
Shortly after, the two foreigners were arrested and charged.
Valerie Neita-Robertson, KC, is representing Brown while Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, KC, and attorney-at-law Everton Dewar are representing Martin.
Attorney-at-law Donahue Martin is representing Baker, while his colleague, Vincent Wellesley, appears for McLean.