Three shocking murder cases recently now headed for court – Jamaica Inquirer

Three surprising homicide instances just lately have resulted in arrests and fees by investigators in three completely different police divisions.

In a single case, 27-year-old Jevon Dyer, a development employee of Bryan Hill, Crooked River, Clarendon, has been charged with a number of offences following the homicide of 49-year-old Rohan Gentles, a bus driver of Christiana, Manchester, at Holmwood Technical Excessive Faculty in Manchester on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Dyer has been charged with homicide, unauthorised possession of ammunition, possession of a prohibited weapon, and utilizing firearm to commit felony.

Reports from the Christiana police are that about 8:10 am, Gentles arrived on the school compound, exited the bus, and was standing outside the unit, when he was pounced upon by a man who was armed with a handgun.

The assailant opened gunfire, hitting Gentles within the head, earlier than escaping from the scene.

The police had been summoned and Gentles was assisted to the hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.

Following an investigation, Dyer was arrested and positioned in custody.

On Wednesday, January 15, video identification was executed and Dyer was recognized as the one who shot and killed Gentles.

 An issue-and-answer interview was performed with Dyer within the presence of his legal professional, after which he was charged in relation to the incident.

His court docket date is being organized.

Elsewhere, detectives from the St Andrew Central police have charged 23-year-old Avon Sutherland, in any other case known as ‘Thugs’, of Loture Avenue, Kingston 13 following his alleged involvement in a homicide alongside Molynes Street in ST Andrew on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Lifeless is 61-year-old Wayne Cephas, who was reportedly a manufacturing supervisor at Fosrich Firm Restricted in St Andrew, and resided at Portmore Pines in St Catherine.

Experiences point out that about 3:55 pm, Cephas was driving his motorcar when on approaching an intersection, two males approached his automobile on a motorbike.

The pillion rider opened gunfire at Cephas, hitting him to his higher physique earlier than escaping.

Cephas misplaced management of his motorcar, which collided with two different vehicles.

The police had been alerted and Cephas was taken to the hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.

A police investigation led to Sutherland being charged after being identified throughout an identification parade, and a proper interview performed with him.

His court docket date is being organized.

Jadene Gayle, the 16-year-old whose pregnant physique was discovered wrapped in a tarpaulin in a gully alongside the Devon Pen primary street in St Mary on January 5, 2025.

And in St Mary, members of the parish’s Prison Investigations Department (CIB) have charged 39-year-old Labbede Carr, also referred to as ‘Chubby’, of Sligo Street, Mountain View, St Andrew, with homicide. The cost adopted the invention of the physique of a feminine on Sunday, January 5, in a gully alongside the Devon Pen primary street in Castleton, St Mary.

The deceased female has been identified as 16-year-old Jadene Gayle, also known as ‘Big Red’, from Sligo Road, Mountain View, St. Andrew. She was reportedly noticeably pregnancy.

Experiences from the Port Maria police are that about 4:11 pm, residents discovered Gayle’s physique and alerted them.

On their arrival, the police discovered the physique wrapped in a tarpaulin within the gully.

The physique was subsequently eliminated and brought to the hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless.

Additional investigations led to Carr being recognized as the first suspect within the case.

He was subsequently arrested and charged following a question-and-answer session with the investigators.

His court docket date can be being organized.