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Two jailed for killing elderly man by Derek Achong Two men from Carenage have been sentenced to a total of 51 years in prison for their roles in murdering an elderly man, who attempted to intervene while they were carjacking a taxi driver. Travis “Footprint” Williams and Leston “Bummie” Solomon pleaded guilty to felony murder in November, last year, but only received their sentences from High Court Judge Althea Alexis-Windsor on Tuesday. Under the felony murder rule the mandatory death penalty for murder is waived in circumstances where death results during the commission of a lesser criminal offence, which in most cases is robbery. ....
After 18 years in jail for killing: Morvant man gets time served by Derek Achong A man from Morvant has been sentenced to almost 18 years in prison after admitting to his role in the killing of a man in 2003. Elton Davis, of Pelican Extension, in Morvant, was initially charged with murdering James La Rode and for the attempted murder of La Rode’s common-law wife Natalie Duncan but was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter following plea discussions with State prosecutors. ....