CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – TWO New Castle residents are soon to appear before the Charlestown Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of attempted murder.

Nineteen-year-old Leon Didder and 26-year-old Tayan Wilkin were charged on Sunday (Feb. 28) with two counts of attempted murder and were scheduled to appear in court this morning (Mar. 2).

Didder and Wilkin are alleged to have shot Jermaine ‘Chalise’ Freeman of Rawlins Village in both legs and Travis ‘Gangster Fat’ Hanley of Halfway Tree, St. Kitts in the back. Both men are said to be in their 20s.

According to information reaching this media house, the two men were shot at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 20 after attending a party at Zion Old School Night Spot in Zion Village, Nevis. They were taken to the Alexandra Hospital, where they were warded and treated for their injuries.

Meanwhile, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department on Nevis, Inspector Andre Mitchell told SKNVibes that investigations into the three homicides on Nevis are ongoing and anyone who has information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators should contact his department or any police station on the island.

He said that his appeal includes any other past shooting incident and criminal activities, and all information received would be held in strict confidence.

And in the Charlestown Magistrate’s Court today, Everton Griffin of Morning Star pleaded guilty to permitting someone to drive when they were not a holder of a driver’s licence and permitting someone to drive when they were not covered by insurance.

It was revealed in court that on Monday (Feb. 1) in New Castle Village, police officers stopped PA1320 which was being driven by a young man from Bath Village. The officers requested him to produce his driver’s licence but he had none, because he was a juvenile.

Griffin, the owner of PA1320, was in another vehicle and when he approached the officers he was asked why he had allowed the juvenile to drive. In response, Griffin said, “I was just taking a chance”.

When asked by Magistrate Jasmine Clarke his reason for breaking the law, Griffin said, “He was helping me with my vehicle because it had broken down”. She then fined him $500 on each charge.