4:13pm UK, Saturday November 16, 2002

A leading member of chart-topping garage act So Solid Crew has been remanded in custody on firearms charges.

Jason Joab Phillips, 24, was refused bail by a judge at Bow Street Magistrates' Court in central London.

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Jason Joab Phillips

Phillips was arrested in central London by police on Thursday night on suspicion of possession of a firearm. The charges were not put to him in court and no plea was entered.

The singer, from Lambeth, south London, is the executive producer of So Solid Crew.

The defendant, wearing a baggy blue-grey tracksuit and trainers, spoke only to confirm his name and address. His girlfriend and fellow band member, Lisa Maffia, sat in the public gallery during the hearing.

Phillips will now appear for a bail hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Monday or Tuesday of next week. A date has yet to be fixed.

So Solid Crew, a 30-strong south London garage act, have won two Mobo awards and a Brit award, and hit number one in August 2001 with 21 Seconds.