Police constable among four charged with murder of Clarendon man

A police constable and three other men have been arrested and charged with the murder of 30-year-old Vincent Williams, who was shot and killed in his community of Windsor Road in Clarendon.

Charged are policeman 26-year-old Chenn Downer, tractor operator 33-year-old Tafari Ross, who are of Old Harbour, St Catherine addresses, 33-year-old Keflyn Pennant, a farmer, and 43-year-old Bertram Burrell, a truck driver, both of Burnt Ground district in Hanover.

The police report that about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 07, Williams was in his yard when loud explosions were heard.

The police were summoned and a search was conducted of the area and one Lorcin 9mm pistol with a magazine containing six 9mm rounds of ammunition were seized.

Williams was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Later that evening, the constable and the other men were arrested after their vehicle was intercepted at the intersection of Glenmuir Road and Muirhead Avenue in the parish.

Two firearms were found in the motor vehicle, according to the police.

During the investigations, ballistic evidence linked the men to the Williams’ murder and they were subsequently charged.

The men were charged on Friday, July 24.

Their court dates are being finalised.

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