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Murder accused denies revenge killings By Artesia Davis ~ Guardian Senior Reporter ~ artesia@nasguard.com
A man yesterday denied that he avenged the murder of his brother by riddling the home of a suspect's family with bullets. Accused Bradley Ferguson is on trial for the March 6, 2002 murders of Rosemary Bennett-Wright and her seven-year-old son, Jakeel. He is also accused of the attempted murders of Devonna Brown and her daughter, Omega Fox. According to the evidence, Wright's other son, Randino "Dinghy" Pratt, was suspected of the murder of Ferguson's brother, Kirk "Tank Dog" Ferguson. However, Ferguson claimed that he considered Wright and her children as family. Ferguson said that he mourned their deaths just as he did his brother's. According to Ferguson, he was concerned about the safety of Wright's family because Kenvardo Knowles, the nephew of Kenton Deon Knowles, was also injured in the shooting in which his brother was killed. Ferguson said, "Everybody know how those people go." Ferguson claimed he had often warned his brother about the company he kept. Ferguson denied a claim that he threatened to kill the Wright family if they did not "give up Dinghy." Rather, Ferguson said he told Ms. Wright that her son would be safer in police custody because "dangerous" people were after him. Ferguson claimed that he was at home asleep when the murders occurred. He testified that he returned to his mother's home in High Vista around 11p.m. on March 5 after he had several drinks with his boss Felix Coakley. Ferguson said he was "wasted" and did not leave the residence until police came for him. Under cross-examination by Neil Brathwaite, Ferguson admitted that he was familiar with Wright's apartment. He also said he was upset over his brother's death. Ferguson also repeated his denial of involvement with the crime. He said, "God sees all things. I had nothing to do with this crime." The trial continues before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs. Wayne Munroe and Jomo Campbell represent Ferguson. Anthony Delaney appears along with Brathwaite.
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