Reputed leader of the Clansman gang, 27-year-old Tesha Miller, who is facing a murder charge, was yesterday denied bail when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court.

He is to return to court on June 8 when he will be tried for the murder of Rohan Haughton, who was fatally shot in April 2004.

Defence lawyers Valerie Neita-Robertson and Everton Bird, in applying for bail, pointed out that the case had been dragging on since 2004.

The lawyers said that even when priority dates were set for the trial the Crown was not ready.

The Crown opposed bail on the grounds that Miller was on bail, but his bail was revoked in July last year because he had breached one of the conditions of his bail.

Miss Justice Kay Beckford turned down the application.

Miller was also facing a triple-murder trial but the charges were withdrawn in October last year because the police had difficulty locating the sole eyewitness.

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn, QC, said if the witness was found Miller would be rearrested and charged with the triple murder.

He was charged with the murder of Orane Jackson, Jeffrey Johnson and Nicole Allen. They were fatally shot on January 14, 2005, at Cresser Lane, Braeton, St Catherine.

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