A fourth man, charged jointly with deejay Ninja Man; his son, Janile Ballentine; and Clayton Dennis for the March 16 murder of Richard Johnson, appeared in the Corporate Area Gun Court on Tuesday.

The man, Seymour Samuels, was charged last week with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

When he appeared in court, Samuels was remanded until June 1 when the other accused persons will return to court.

The allegations are that on March 16, Johnson was sweeping his yard in the company of a friend on Marl Road in St Andrew when a motor car with three men aboard drove up.

An argument developed between Johnson's friend and the men who left, but later returned with guns blazing. Johnson was fatally shot in the incident.

Ninja Man, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine, turned himself in to the police shortly after the incident, while his son and the other accused were held during a police operation in St Ann.