Man charged for Tobago double murder

A Tobago man will appear before a Scarborough Magistrate on June 22 charged with murder of two brothers in Les Coteaux earlier this month – Tobago's first homicides for 2020.

Theon Agard, 26, of Cut Hill, Golden Lane appeared virtually for a hearing in the Port of Spain magistrates court on Tuesday charged with two counts of murder, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.

Newsday understands the Director of Public Prosecutions gave directive for charges to be laid late on Monday.

Agard was remanded into custody and the case was transferred to the Scarborough magistrates court.

On June 5, brothers Kelton, 39, and Kenwyn James, 32, were gunned down around 10.30pm after a disagreement involving their nephew earlier. Two days later in Trinidad, police arrested Agard and his 27-year-old Trinidad girlfriend in La Horquetta. Police said the couple left Tobago the day after the murder and was being tracked by Special Operations Response Team (SORT).