NASSAU- Two men are accused of robbing a Bahamasair employee before she could drop off a deposit for the airline.
Marvin Tilme, 29, of Coconut Grove, and Garnett Newbold, 55, of Mill Court, face charges of armed robbery, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery stemming from the incident that happened at the domestic terminal at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on October 2.
Authorities said Corporal 1964 Smith was escorting Karen Bain when one of the men shot him and robbed her of the deposit bag, containing $2,654.
According to prosecutors, Brian Goodridge, 60, of Sunset Park; Jeffrey Lunn, 55, of Garden Hills, and Ella Adderley, 33, of Garden Hills, conspired with Tilme and Newbold to commit the armed robbery.
Goodridge, Lunn and Adderley are also accused of abetment to commit armed robbery and attempted murder.
They were not required to enter pleas to the charges when they appeared before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain.
They were remanded to prison and are being held without bail. The accused are due back in court on December 15.
Wendawn Miller-Frazer represents Tilme. The other defendants did not have lawyers.
