Two charged with murder after man gunned down

NASSAU- Two men arrested shortly after Godfrey “Rob” Sawyer was gunned down appeared in court today charged with murder.

Prosecutors say Jamaal Armbrister, of Coconut Grove, (shown right) and Marcello McKenzie, of Shrimp Road, killed the 40-year-old man in front of his home in Jackson Street, Nassau Village on June 28.

According to police, Sawyer was on his porch around 11pm when he got into an argument with two men.  During the dispute, one of the men pulled a gun and shot Sawyer multiple times before they fled in a white minibus.

Police arrested the suspects, both 35, when they stopped the getaway vehicle after a brief chase in nearby Pinewood Gardens.

The men did not have to enter pleas to the murder charge when they made an initial appearance before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis. He denied bail and adjourned the matter to September 30 for presentation of a voluntary bill of indictment.

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