Freeport-A magistrate has refused bail for a man and a teenager charged with a double murder in Freeport last week.
Trevor Reckley and a juvenile are accused of the May 11 shooting deaths of Kim Smith, 48, and Denny Rolle Jr., 24.
They were not required to enter pleas to the charges when they made their initial appearance before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson on May 18.
Reckley and the teen return to court on August 10 to a receive a voluntary bill of indictment.
Ferguson remanded Reckley to prison and the juvenile to the Simpson Penn School For Boys.
Smith and Rolle were killed in a drive-by shooting at Limewood Lane.
The mother-of-seven died at the scene and Rolle died in hospital a few hours later.
Smith was murdered a week before the first anniversary of the death of her husband Tony Smith, an alleged gang leader.
Police killed Smith, 29, and two other men during a shootout on May 17, 2019.
Authorities said officers went to a home in Blair Estates to execute a search warrant.
The officers forced their way inside and were allegedly confronted by gunfire.
Police returned fire, killing three suspects.
The officers seized 23 pounds of marijuana and three handguns from the home.
