Woman implicated in tour guide’s death

A St James woman, who is accused of staging a car deal to lure a man to a location, where he was murdered by gunmen, has been assigned to face a plea and case management hearing in the St James Circuit Court on July 5.

Tiandra Reid, a saleswoman of an Upper King Street address in Montego Bay, was arrested and charged last June with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and misprision of a felony, following the murder of Robert 'Priest' Harvey. He was killed months earlier, at a location, where he had allegedly agreed to meet up with Reid pursuant to the sale of a vehicle. When Reid appeared before High Court Justice Bertram Morrison last week, it was disclosed that the prosecution's case file has been completed. Justice Morrison subsequently set July 5 as the new court date. Reid's bail was extended.

According to the allegation against Reid, on March 15, 2023, at about 5:45 p.m., she made telephone contact with Harvey, a 42-year-old tour guide driver and car salesman of Bogue Hill in Montego Bay, telling him that she had an interest in a vehicle he was selling. The two arranged to meet at the location. Reid went to the location, and while waiting in his vehicle, a Toyota Corolla Axio motor car, with the gunmen and Reid on board, pulled up alongside him. The men opened gunfire on Harvey hitting him multiple times before speeding away.

The police were summoned and on their arrival, Harvey was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Following investigations, Reid was arrested on June 6. She was subsequently charged two weeks later, after a question-and-answer session.