Entertainer and music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson Jr. has been cleared of corruption allegations following the conclusion of his trial within the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Courtroom.
The matter, which started on February 19, ended on Monday when the presiding decide dominated that weaknesses and inconsistencies within the prosecution’s case made a conviction unsafe. Protection lawyer Donahue Martin confirmed the end result to the information centre.
Thompson was arrested in reference to a 2021 incident. Prosecutors alleged that he supplied a police officer $2 million to make sure that an unlawful firearm reportedly found in a automobile he was driving would disappear. He was subsequently charged beneath the Corruption Prevention Act, together with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
In April 2022, the gun-related expenses had been dismissed. Monday’s ruling brings the corruption case to an in depth.
Nonetheless, Thompson stays in police custody in relation to separate felony proceedings. He faces three counts of homicide stemming from an incident on Marl Street in Rose Heights, St. James, on Could 25. Authorities have indicated that he was positively recognized throughout an identification parade.
Legal professional Donahue Martin has expressed confidence that the excellent expenses can even be resolved in his shopper’s favour.
