Three Teenagers Now Before the Courts Over Killing of Risk Takers Supermarket Owner

Three 18-year-olds are now before the courts in connection with the July killing of Risk Takers Supermarket owner Mordecai Eleazer Francis, following the laying of additional charges against two young men. Natking Thomas of Cashew Hill and Dejonte Joseph of Bathlodge appeared before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel on Friday in relation to the case. Thomas is accused of murder and has been jointly charged with David McDonald, also 18, of Golden Grove. McDonald had previously been charged with Francis’ murder and was remanded to prison. Joseph faces a different charge of being an accessory after the fact to murder. The allegation against him is that he assisted with transporting the others following the alleged killing. Thomas was represented in court by attorney Arthur Thomas Jr. Following their appearance, both Thomas and Joseph were remanded to prison. They are due back in court on November 25, when McDonald is also scheduled to make his next appearance. Joseph is reportedly the brother of 20-year-old Jaquan Shaw, who was remanded to prison on Thursday in connection with a separate fatal shooting in Bathlodge earlier this week. The case dates back to the morning of July 23, when 60-year-old Mordecai Eleazer Francis was killed at Risk Takers Supermarket in Freeman’s Village. At approximately 8:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at the business. Officers arriving at the supermarket found Francis unresponsive inside with apparent gunshot wounds.