Damion Wayne Smith, 23, and Sean Charles Smith, 24, both of North Shore Road, Pembroke, will be represented by lawyers, Mr. Julian Hall and Mr. Archibald Warner respectively, the court heard.

Both men will be remanded in custody until their Supreme Court trial, the date of which has yet to be set.

Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis adjourned the case for two weeks while papers are served.

The men were arrested and charged in September after Police received a tip following the announcement of a $10,000 reward for information on the murder.

YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX CHARGE CTS Youth pleads guilty to sex charge Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis put a 17-year-old youth on probation for one year for having intercourse with a minor.

Kevin Carter, of Harlem Heights, Hamilton Parish, earlier pleaded guilty to unlawful carnal knowledge but said he did not know the girl was only 15.

A social inquiry report revealed that the girl ran away from home and lived with Carter for two weeks when the act took place. The report also indicated they had known each other for a number of years.

Before sentencing, Mr. Francis said he took into account the circumstances of the case and Carter's age before sentencing. And he told the defendant to report regularly to a probation officer.

MAN JAILED FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING CTS Man jailed for breaking and entering The Senior Magistrate yesterday ordered a 26-year-old man to be removed from the court after the man squatted on a court bench and refused to budge.

Abdullah Virgil, who earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of breaking and entering, shouted, "if I wasn't a criminal before, I am now -- watch out for my criminal activities,'' as he was handcuffed and led away.

In his absence, the Wor. Will Francis jailed him for nine months.

Virgil, who claimed he was thrown out of his house by his mother, said he broke into houses of people he knew, including his ex-boss, to find something to eat.

But Police prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrick James, said Virgil also took gold chains valued at $2,000 on one occasion and used a stolen bank book to obtain cash.

"I have to regard it very seriously and the repetitive nature of your breaking and entering,'' Mr. Francis told the court.

"You were committing an offence that is becoming much too prevalent in Bermuda.'' MAGISTRATE ISSUES WEAPONS WARNING CTS Magistrate issues weapons warning Young Bermudian men are too fond of using weapons to fight, the Senior Magistrate told the court yesterday before sentencing a man who chased another man with a machete.

"I see a pattern developing on this Island where young men seem to feel the only way they know how to fight is with a weapon. It is not just sticks and stones anymore,'' said the Wor. Will Francis.

His message came in light of the weekend shooting of two men in the Spinning Wheel Night Club on Court Street.

"I have to be conscious we are getting into firearms now,'' he said.

"Picking up a machete and chasing someone with it is a serious offence.'' Joshua Butler, 20, earlier admitted possessing an offensive weapon after Police spotted him wielding a machete and chasing another man along the road.

But Butler claimed he was provoked by the man who he claimed threatened him with a knife.

Police prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrick James admitted the second man did have a knife in his back pocket when Police questioned him at his home.

But he said Butler showed a pattern of violence from an early age.

Mr. Francis, after considering a social inquiry report and Butler's claim of provocation, sentenced him to a three-month prison sentence suspended for a year and fined him $600.

"In my sentence I am trying to give you a second chance but also drive home what I think about weapons,'' he said.

THIEF PLEAD NOT TO BE SENT TO PRISON CTS Thief pleads not to be sent to prison A Warwick man, who admitted to numerous charges of breaking and entering and assault, pleaded yesterday with Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis not to send him to jail.

Heman Ledrew Viera, 27, told the court he was recently out of jail and did not want to go back. He asked for a community service sentence instead after begging for mercy.

But Mr. Francis said Viera's history of dishonesty and an alarming rate of breaking and entering especially among guest houses and hotels, meant he could only hand down a prison sentence.

Viera pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a Coral Beach Club apartment and a Warwick residence on 20 October, where he stole a wristwatch, cufflinks, baseball cap and clothes worth $912.

He also admitted charges of damaging a window screen after unlawfully entering the house of Mary Pickles, manager of Loughlands Guest House on October 14.

Viera further admitted striking Steven Smith with a bottle on October 7 in Flatts after approaching Smith for gas money. Smith was uninjured.

Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrick James said that because of Viera's long history of dishonesty and other related offences, he should be given the maximum penalty for the crimes.

Mr. Francis sentenced Viera to 12 months on breaking and entering charges and six months for assault to run concurrently.

US VISITOR FINED $600 FOR CANNABIS CTS US visitor fined $600 for cannabis A US citizen was fined $600 in Magistrates' Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis.

John Giunta, 24, was discovered with the drug concealed in a black duffel bag when he arrived in Bermuda off an inbound flight on 27 October.

Giunta admitted the drug was his and for his own personal use, Police prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrick James told the court.

Before Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis fined him, Giunta apologised for, "the disrespect I've shown''.

MAN HAD GUN TO SHOW OFF TO FRIENDS CTS Man had gun to show off to friends A Warwick man, who pleaded guilty to possessing an airgun, told Magistrates' Court he bought it to show it off.

Police prosecutor, Sgt. Earl Kirby told the court Police officers visited Tyoka Smith on September 30 after they were informed he possessed a firearm.

Smith, 22, told them he was holding the gun for friends but later admitted it was his. A search of his Warwick home revealed a Marksman Repeater in the closet.

Acting Senior Magistrate the Wor. Charles-Etta Simmons asked Smith what he intended to do with the gun. He replied he bought it from someone in Bermuda to show off but did not know it was prohibited.

Smith, who had no previous convictions, was given a 12-month conditional discharge.