Accused in Festival City killing remanded

TWENTY-four-year-old Rickford Jones, of 3093 North Ruimveldt, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday to answer to the charge of murder.It is alleged that on November 8, along with another person in Festival City, he murdered Christopher Wharton, also known as ‘Taps’ or ‘Chrissy.’
His lawyers, in their application for bail, made mention that their client suffered several injuries at the hands of the police.
The Prosecutor submitted a medical certificate which stated that the accused was examined, and he had no injuries at the time.
Jones was remanded to prison, and is expected to appear in court on December 8.
Wharton, 37, was executed in cold blood by two gun-toting young men while he was sitting at home with his five-year-old son.
The gunmen fired several shots in Wharton’s direction, and after he fell off the stairs, one of the men stood over him and continued to shoot.
The gunmen then reportedly fired two more shots in the air to ward off onlookers, before making their escape on a bicycle.

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