(posted 7728 days ago)So Solid pair to stand trial
Two members of garage band So Solid Crew charged with firearms offences have been committed to crown court for trial.Shane Neil and Jason Phillips, both 24, were remanded in custody after a 50-minute hearing at Bow Street Magistrates Court in central London.
The pair, who were charged following an alleged incident near central London's Leicester Square on 14 November last year, will appear before Southwark Crown Court on 27 March.
Shane Neil, who lives with his grandmother in Battersea, south London, was refused bail at a previous hearing at Bow Street earlier this week.
Executive producer
The singer, whose stage name is Kaish, is charged with possession of a loaded handgun and offering the supply of a controlled drug.Jason Phillips, of Kennington, south London, is charged with possessing a loaded handgun and two further counts of possessing ammunition.
Better known as G-Man, he is the executive producer of So Solid Crew, a 30-member south London garage act.
District Judge Caroline Tubbs remanded both men in custody until a plea and directions hearing on 27 March.
Around 10 supporters of the band attended the hearing on Friday and shouted words of comfort as the men were led from the dock.
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Published: 2003/02/21 17:16:47
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