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BARRIE – Just four days after one brother was buried after being gunned down in a gang-related killing, his identical twin was roaming the streets of Wasaga Beach with drugs for sale and a loaded gun, a bail court heard Friday.

Jerome Pantlitz-Solomon, 20, of Mississauga, who police allege is member of the notorious Crips street gang, remains in custody and the Crown is fighting to keep him there.

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During a special bail hearing Friday, court heard Jerome and his associate, Jalen Pitt, 20, of Brampton, were under police surveillance while they allegedly dealt cocaine in Wasaga Beach Sept. 12. They are charged with carrying a loaded weapon, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of currency obtained by crime.

Jerome, who has a record for violent crimes, is also charged with fleeing the scene of a Wasaga Beach car crash with two plastic bags of cocaine.

Weeks earlier, on Aug. 27, Jerome’s twin brother, Jason Pantlitz-Solomon, a third-year university criminology student with no criminal record was shot to death in downtown Windsor.

Police are calling his killing gang-related with connections to Peel Region where the Crips are based, but they won’t comment on whether it’s possible his murder was a case of mistaken identity.

In court, Crown Julie Janiuk played a Youtube video showing Jerome performing gangsta rap music under the name of J Solo, singing dark lyrics about guns and violence by the Crips.