As we reported earlier last month,dancehall and reggae star Vybz Kartel has been found guilty of murder in a high-profile trial. He and three co- defendants were convicted under tight security of killing an associate, Clive Lizard Williams.
A life sentence was handed down by Justice Lennox Campbell in Jamaica’s Supreme Court. Several roads were closed within the vicinity of the downtown Kingston court house in anticipation of today’s sentencing, which was originally scheduled for March 27th.
Kartel will not be eligible for parole until he
serves 35 years of his life sentence, while
Shawn Campbell and Kahira Jones will be
eligible for parole after serving 25 years of their life sentences; Andre St. John will be eligible for parole after serving 30 years of his life sentence.
On March 13th, Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, was found guilty of the August 16, 2011 murder of his former associate Clive “Lizard” Williams,the outcome of a 58-day trial, which commenced on November 18th, 2013. It is the longest in the history of Jamaica’s Circuit court. Guilty verdicts were also handed to Shawn Campbell (dancehall artist Shawn Storm), Kahira Jones and Andre St. John, who each received life sentences. The fourth co-accused, Shane Williams, received the jury’s sole not guilty decision. Minutes after the verdicts were announced, juror Livingston Cain was charged with bribing the jury foreman to influence a not guilty verdict; Shane Williams is now charged in another murder case.
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