ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police today reported that Marvin Campbell allegedly threatened the victims of Sunday’s murder in March Pen, St Catherine to prevent them from pressing charges of incest against him.

Campbell, who is also called ‘Fat Man’, was initially listed as wanted by the police following an allegation of sexual assault committed against his female relative who is a minor.

After the report was made, Campbell reportedly fled the area and managed to elude the police each time an attempt was made to apprehend him, the police’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) said in a release a short while ago.

It is alleged that he issued several death threats to the girl and her family to dissuade them from pursuing the matter.

Five of the girl’s relatives – three children and two women – were killed in the community early Sunday morning after gunmen swooped down on their houses, sprayed the homes with bullets then set the structures ablaze.

One of the murder victims is said to be Campbell’s 14-year-old son. A man and a teen girl were also shot and injured during the attack.

Read: March Pen carnage – 3 children, 2 adults murdered by gunmen

The lawmen have also attributed the incident to the ongoing internal gang feud between the Tesha Miller and the ‘Blackman’ factions of the notorious Spanish Town-based Klansman Gang.

It is reported that Campbell, who is also wanted for a triple murder in March Pen, recently returned to the community as a strong enforcer of Miller’s faction of the gang.

He has been instructed to turn himself over to the nearest police station immediately. “He may seek the assistance of his attorney, any Justice of the Peace, a member of the clergy or family member, otherwise he will be pursued and brought to justice,” said the police.

According to the CCU release, the Klansman Gang was once under the command and direction of Miller but, during his incarceration overseas last year, ‘Blackman’ — whose real name is Andre Bryan — was elevated to the top tier of the gang.

Miller was released from prison in April and since his return to the island, there has reportedly been a split among gang members, resulting in the deadly conflict. The feud has resulted in the deaths of at least 77 people, the police said.

The lawmen also claim that eight of 12 murders and several shootings committed so far this month in the St Catherine North Police Division are directly related to this feud.

Meanwhile, Bryan was recently released from police custody following his acquittal for the murder of JUTC General Manager Douglas Chambers. The police said his acquittal was due primarily to a change in a witness’s statement. 

The police High Command today appealed to residents of the St Catherine North and South Divisions, particularly the Spanish Town, Portmore, Linstead and Old Harbour areas to disassociate themselves from people who are known criminals.