Cops Freed Of Murder, Wounding Charges In Death Squad Trial

Police Corporal Roan Morrison and Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown have been freed of crim­i­nal charges in the so called police death squad trial.

For almost five weeks, the cops were on tri­al for mur­der and wound­ing with intent. But after delib­er­at­ing for one hour and 45 min­utes, the jury found them not guilty. During the five-week tri­al, 18 wit­ness­es were called. It’s relief for both men.

While in cus­tody last night, Brown learned that his father had passed away. Justice Jennifer Straw, who presided over the tri­al, had told the jurors that they should arrive at a ver­dict based on the evi­dence before them. She also told them that, if pos­si­ble, their ver­dict must be unanimous.

Morrison and Brown were arrest­ed and charged by the Independent Commission of Investigations fol­low­ing a shoot­ing inci­dent in May Pen, Clarendon on February 13, 2010 in which 20-year-old Phaebian Dinnal was killed and anoth­er man injured. The police claim the men were killed after cops were fired on. But the pros­e­cu­tion has reject­ed that claim. http://​jamaica​-glean​er​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​/​n​e​w​s​/​2​0​1​7​0​3​1​5​/​j​u​s​t​-​c​o​p​s​-​f​r​e​e​d​-​m​u​r​d​e​r​-​w​o​u​n​d​i​n​g​-​c​h​a​r​g​e​s​-​d​e​a​t​h​-​s​q​u​a​d​-​t​r​ial