Police have charged two men with murder in connection with two separate killings in Central Leeward last year.
Orande Dunbar aka Bells, of Rillan Hill, was charged with murder in connection with the Sept. 7, 2023 killing in Buccament Bay of Jervany Baptiste, a 29-year-old construction worker, of Rose Place.
Meanwhile, Michael Olan Lyscott aka Metal, 20, was charged with murder in connection with the Nov. 18, 2023, shooting death of Leon Gaymes, in Layou.
Dunbar is the second person to be charged with murder in connection with Baptiste’s death.
Romando Romano Andrews aka Russian has been on remand since January awaiting the outcome of a preliminary inquiry into a charge that he murdered Baptiste.
Baptiste was gunned down around 7:55 a.m. while on his way to work at the then-construction site of Sandals Beaches Resort.
Dunbar, is the older brother of Schemel Dunbar aka Jacket, 36, a contract killer who was sentenced to life imprisonment on Aug. 2, 2023, for the May 4, 2017 murder of Danroy Cozier, a 26-year-old police constable, and Nicholas Cozier, his 19-year-old brother.
Dunbar’s co-conspirator, fellow Rillan Hill resident, Kendine Douglas aka Hoodie, 36 also received a life sentence while the mastermind of the killings, Richard Francis aka Carib, a 38-year-old ex-cop, of Layou, who had pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 33 years and nine months in prison.
The Dunbars’ younger brother, Jamarlo Dunbar aka Ice, of Pole Yard, originally from Rillan Hill, was shot and killed in the street near Randy’s Supermarket and Bakery in Arnos Vale around 4:40 a.m. on May 6, 2023. as he made his way home on foot.
The two accused men are expected to appear in court today (Friday).