The St Ann police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three men who are wanted for various crimes in the parish.
The men are: 50-year-old Brian Forbes, otherwise called ‘QQ’, Dwayne Christie, alias ‘Kojak’ and KimaniPinnock, otherwise called ‘John Crow.’
All three men are wanted for murders committed in the parish between last year and September of this year.
Brian Forbes is wanted for a double murder of 15-year-old Amoya Brown and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Demar Smith committed in Drumily, near Claremont on April 25, 2015.
Reports from the Claremont Police are that about 6:00 a.m., a dispute developed between Forbes and the two, who were his neighbours, allegedly about a loud noise disturbance. During the dispute, a machete was used to inflict several chop wounds to Brown and Smith. They died while being treated at hospital.
Meanwhile, Dwayne Christie, otherwise called ‘Kojak’ is wanted for the shooting death of 40-year-old Ronald Gayle, a farmer of David Town in Cave Valley, St Ann on Friday, September 30.
Police reports are that on at about 4:31 p.m., Gayle and Christie were involved in an argument. Shortly after, explosions were heard and Gayle was found by residents lying on the roadway.
He was pronounced dead at hospital. The police suspect that Christie was the one who shot and killed Gayle.
JOHN CROW
In the meantime, Kimani Pinnock, otherwise called ‘John Crow’ is wanted for the in relation to a murder committed in Falklands earlier this year.
According to head of the St Ann police, Superintendent Gary Francis, the men should turn themselves over to the nearest police as the police are committed to apprehending them.
“We want to appeal to these members to come in to us to allow justice to take its course. We will not relent in our efforts to bring them to justice,those who continue to create offenses against law abiding citizens. We continue to focus on murder reduction as also public order in our township,” Supt Francis said at a press conference on Tuesday, November 8.
The press conference was called following Tuesday’s killing of the leader of the alleged leader of the Mini Bank gang, 21-year-old Devroy Vernon, alias ‘Peboo.’
Vernon was killed in a gun battle with the police in the Gaza section of Capture Land in Parry Town, St Ann.
Supt Francis further explained that a loaded Star .40 pistol was reportedly taken from Vernon.
It is also reported that during this morning’s operation, two men were seen running from a building, one of whom the police believe to be Kimani Pinnock.
Police say the seizure of the weapon bring to six the number of illegal guns recovered in the past three weeks.
A total of 38 guns have been seized in the parish since the start of this year.
