BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, April 06, 2014
ENTERTAINER Shawn Campbell reportedly refused an offer from the prosecution to plead guilty to accessory before or after the fact of murder.
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| Vybz Kartel (centre), Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell (second right) and Kahira Jones (right) leaving the Supreme Court building last Thursday. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS) |
This was confirmed by his attorney Miguel Lorne and Director of Public Prosecution Paula Llewellyn.
Lorne said his client, known by the stage name 'Shawn Storm', was not asked to give any evidence against his co-accused but refused the deal because he was not part of any common design to kill Clive 'Lizard' Williams.
"I was approached by the prosecutor who made the offer. I discussed it with my client and he said there was no fact. He was not part of any plan to kill anybody so he refused. He said there was no fact. As an attorney I have to follow my client's instructions," Lorne told the Jamaica Observer.
Llewellyn confirmed the story. "I was told about it by the prosecutor, Jeremy Taylor. He said he approached his attorney with the offer," the DPP said. If he had accepted the offer Campbell would have served a three-year prison sentence.
Campbell, who is also called 'Sivva', was last Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Lennox Campbell for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams. He must serve 25 years before he can be considered for early release. All the others were given life sentences, with Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) being eligible for parole after he has served 35 years, while André St John and Kahira Jones will be eligible for parole after they have served 30 years and 25 years in prison, respectively. more
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