Two remanded for murder of Litchfield teen

Two construction workers were remanded to prison for the murder of a teenager from Litchfield.

Antwone Campbell, 19, and Rayon Frank, both residents of Number 40 Village, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning.

The court heard that Campbell and Frank murdered 18-year-old Jerroy Gordon of Litchfield Village on Thursday, July 3.

The defendants were not required to enter a plea regarding the serious murder charge.

Police Prosecutor Sergeant Garfield Edwards indicated to the court that while the case file is complete, the postmortem examination report for the deceased is still pending.

Following this, Magistrate Matthias reminded the two defendants of the gravity of the charges they face and ordered their remand in custody.

The case has been scheduled to be heard at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court on August 8.

According to reports, around 21:30 hours July 3, Jerroy and his 16-year-old brother Jerry were returning home on a motorcycle after buying food when they were ambushed a short distance from their home. Jerry recounted that one of the attackers ran across the road with a rope at Number 40 Village, forcing them off the motorcycle. Both brothers fell to the ground, and when Jerry looked back, he saw several men charging at them armed with cutlasses. Fearing for his life, Jerry ran to Litchfield to alert relatives, only returning to the scene later to find his brother critically wounded.

Jerroy was rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. He had sustained a deep wound to his neck and other injuries. Investigators revealed that Jerroy had previous disputes with some of the suspects earlier this year—a matter that was before the court but has since concluded.