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to please the audience with it simply justice brian sykes today rejected evidence from a
plant trial on the basis that he withheld what is considered to be valuable information the witness
who says he arrested one of the defendants did not disclose the investigating officer
nor to the prosecution that he had known that the accused man was an informant for the police
this bit of information was only revealed to the court this morning
a police witness in the one don klansman gang trial detailed how he apprehended a wanted man
the defendant owen armsby elias mickey on november 22 2019 but it was not the first time he was
seeing armsby as the witness told the court that he knew him since 2014. what the witness
failed to disclose was that he knew armsby as an informant for the police giving insight into the
alleged criminal organization the court learned of this vital piece of information on monday
through the prosecution who said the detail was only revealed to them earlier that same day
during a witness interview justice sykes who appeared puzzled questioned the prosecution
quote so at no point in time he the witness never appreciated the value of this information
like somebody who has a picasso but thought it was just a bit of canvas with some paint on it and a
quote the prosecution said the witness explained why the information was not in his statement
saying those who investigated the matter never asked in court the witness revealed that prior
to arms base apprehension he did not know it was him and that the case developed so fast
he said it was not until late 2020 he realized that armsby was charged for being a member of a
criminal organization but even then the witness did not share with the investigator that armsby
was working with the police justice sykes told the prosecution that there is no good reason for him
to allow this evidence to be admitted on record meanwhile another police witness a forensic crime
scene investigator detailed how he ventured into the hub of the alleged gang jones avenue
in spanish town taking pictures of graffiti walls for the first time since the start of the wandon
clansman gang trial a ballistics expert took the witness stand highlighting linkages between
crime scenes and firearms recovered that are associated with members of the gang
now based on the evidence so far the police have recovered two illegal firearms said to be
associated with the alleged criminal organization the findings of a ballistics report suggests that
one of the recovered firearm is linked to over two murder counts on the indictment the question
that viewers may find some of the language used disturbing a ballistics expert within the jamaica
constabulary force detailed how he analyzed gun related evidence concerning the one don clansman
gang trial he explained that he examined spent casings regarding ten incidents to include nine
alleged murders with a powerpoint presentation as his guide the police witness demonstrated
how he used a computer-based system known as the integrated ballistics identification system ibis
to capture digital images of unique marks found on spent casings and compared them with previously
digitized evidence which then allowed the system to suggest a high potential match
enabling a link between a particular firearm and a specific crime in this case it was disclosed
that five different firearms were identified to be linked to the ten crime scenes the expert reviewed
two of those firearms were since recovered a sig sauer 45 pistol seized after an alleged shootout
between the police and the defendant tariq james also known as cj and the other a rifle handed over
to the police by a former gang member now turned crown witness the ballistics expert explains that
human-like unique names are randomly assigned to the firearms through a system to track the
firearms movement and pattern the human-like name for the sig soil 45 pistol is urcella according to
the witness ursula is a multiple activity firearm as it has been featured in six crime-related
incidents but only three are connected to the charges on the indictment the three incidents
are the alleged murder of a man called outlaw who was formally identified as patrick tuller
on november 2 2017 in larsen sent catherine an alleged murder of a man in the spanish stone
boss park and the alleged murder of german bran on september 9 2017 in the new nursery community
also in spanish town and the ballistics expert is expected to continue giving evidence when the
trial reconvenes on thursday morning at 10. the ongoing wan-don clansman gang trial that started
on september 20 of last year has seen more than 20 20 witnesses so far giving evidence against the
alleged gang leader andre blackman-bran and 32 of his co-accused the prosecution's two key witnesses
who are former members of the alleged gang have been revealing the inner workings of the alleged
criminal network a landmark trial involving 33 defendants being heard in two courtrooms connected
through the use of technology the alleged members of the one don gang a breakaway faction of the
saint catherine-based clansmen gang are facing charges of murder conspiracy to murder arson
and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition two former members of the gang now turned crown
witness have given evidence detailing the chain of command and the involvement of powerful people
to include the police the court has so far heard of alleged connections with entertainers vibes
cartel and ayotte according to the witnesses the gang's main source of income came from extortion
money collected in sections of spanish towns and catherine they say members of the gang intimidated
business owners and threatened to burn down their establishments if monies were not paid in full and
on time from the spanish town bus spark the gown would allegedly collect between 80 000 to 100 000
weekly these monies were allegedly used to fund illicit activities such as the purchasing of
guns and ammunition the witnesses have given evidence surrounding the murder of more than
one bus operator in one instance the court heard how gangsters went to a home in the new nursery
community of spanish town shot and killed a man and a woman then setting the house ablaze with
them inside another shocking revelation was a mass burial site in rivoli where human remains were
found in 2019 the alleged gang started falling apart after the reputed leader andre blackman-bran
and several of his cronies were arrested the gang's coffers dwindled and trust was non-existent
as they suspected a member was working with the police which in fact was the case as they were
betrayed by one of their own who has been working with the state since 2018. the prosecution in the
one don clansbang gang trial today told the court that only three police witnesses remain to testify
against the reputed gang leader andre blackman brian and 32 of his co-accused the trial which
started in september of last year is in its 70th day and has seen more than 20 witnesses so far
on thursday chief justice brian sykes asked for an update regarding the progression of the
prosecution's case against the 33 defendants in the one don clansman gang trial the prosecution
indicated that only three police witnesses remain to give further evidence and some outstanding
documents from the communication forensics and a cyber crime division cfcd are to be submitted
additionally the prosecution stated that the police have commenced to transcribing more
telephone recordings between alleged members of the gang a former gang member now turned crown
witness previously testified how he secretly recorded conversations he had with the alleged
leader of the criminal organization and foot soldiers the court has already heard several
of those recordings seeking to establish the connection among the defendants the
recordings laced with expletives revealed plans to purchase guns and ammunition extortion activities
the involvement of corrupt ammunition extortion activities the involvement of corrupt police and
even instances of the alleged gangsters conspiring to murder meanwhile a ballistics expert continued
giving evidence on thursday highlighting linkages between crime scenes and firearms recovered
that are associated with members of the gang he detailed the conclusion of a ballistics
match report in which he reviewed 10 incidents to include 9 alleged murder he stated that there were
at least 11 distinct firearms used on the scenes those 11 firearms he says are directly linked
to 35 shooting incidents to include at least 27 murders seven shootings and one incident of
assault the police recovered two of the firearms with code names ursula and anjanet urcela is
linked to six incidents three on the indictment and anjanet connected to a total of 10 incidents
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