Man Charged with Multiple Offences

Thirty-year-old Adam Jackson an electrician of Great Pond, Ocho Rios, St. Ann was slapped with multiple charges including Murder and Possession of a Prohibited Weapon following an incident in the Great Pond area on Friday, May 10.

Reports from the St. Ann’s Bay police are that about midday, both the complainant and the deceased were home when Jackson entered the room and pointed a gun at the complainant and proceeded to press the trigger, however the gun did not fire. He then turned the gun on the now deceased and fired it three times hitting him. Jackson escaped after the incident; whilst the injured man was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Jackson was arrested and charged on Monday, August 12, after an identification parade. He is now awaiting a court date.