Police have charged a man with murder in connectionwith the death of two missionaries in St Mary at the end of April.Twenty-five-year old Andre Thomas, otherwise called ‘Baugh’ of Albion Mountain, St. Mary has been harged for murder and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. His court date is being arranged.Meanwhile police have named another man as a person of interest in the case. He is 25-year-old Dwight Henry, otherwise called ‘Dougie’ and ‘Chino’. He is being asked to make contact with detectives at the Port Maria Police Station by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24. Thomas has been charged in the murder of 48-year-old Randy Hentzel, of Mango Valley, and Harold Nichols, 53, of Boscobel, both in St. Mary. The men were found dead in Wentworth district in the parish on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, respectively.In a release following a police high command press conference Friday, police said Thomas was held in an operation Friday June 3, in Port Maria. . Police said Thomas is also facing additional, but unrelated charges, under the Sexual Offences Act.
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