KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that all except one of the 26 members of the Uchence Wilson led gang were remanded into custody until January 10, 2018, when the appeared in the Supreme Court today.  

Tashina Beckford, a member of the gang, was granted bail, as she had recently given birth.

The gang was dismantled during operations conducted in St Catherine, Clarendon and the Corporate Area on Saturday, December 2 in which 15 key players were taken into custody.

An additional 11 people were subsequently arrested, making the total to 26 – which include three females and two members from the police force.

All 26 suspects were charged with breaches of the Criminal Justice Suppression of Criminal Organisations Act (Anti-Gang Legislation) to include an additional police officer. The list of charges are as follows:

1. Leadership of a criminal organisation

• Uchence Wilson o/c “Terrence”, o/c “Terron”   

• Fitz Roy Scott o/c “Scotty”, o/c “Con Dog” o/c “Clarks Man”  

2. Being a part of a criminal organisation

• Stephenson Bennett o/c “Slim”,  

• Machel Goulbourne,                   

• Michael  Lamont o/c “Judge”       

• Derron Taylor o/c “Devin”         

3. Facilitating serious offence by criminal organisation

• Fitzroy Scott (13 Counts)                                             

• Uchence Wilson (15 Counts)                                      

• Derron Taylor (11 Counts)                                         

• Lanworth Geohagen o/c ‘Zeeks’     

• Machel Goulbourne (6 Counts)                                

• Michael Lamont (15 Counts)                                        

• Stephenson Bennett (11 Counts)                                   

• Odeene Smith o/c Brinks                       

• Keron Walters o/c Tall Man (2 Counts)                   

• Tevin Khani o/c Tev (2 Counts)                               

• Junior Rose                         

4. Participating in a criminal organisation

• Keron Walters (2 Counts)                                          

• Junior Rose  

• Odeene Smith

• Lanworth Geohagen  

• Tevin Khani  

5. Accessory after  the fact  in the carrying out of a serious offence by a criminal organisation

• Fitzroy Scott

• Stephenson Bennett

6. Accessory before the fact in the carrying out of a serious offence by a criminal organisation

• Detective Corporal  Lloyd Knight

7. Concealing participant in criminal organisation

• Shantol Gordon   

8. Knowingly obtaining a benefit to a criminal organisation

• Shantol Gordon

• Fitzroy Scott  

• Derron Taylor  

• Machel Goulbourne

• Tashina Baker

9. Knowingly providing a benefit to a criminal organisation

• Jermaine Stewart

• Ricardo Serju

10. Illegal possession of firearm

• Uchence Wilson (5 Counts)

• Stephenson Bennett (4 Counts)

• Fitzroy Scott (4 Counts)

• Derron Taylor (4 Counts)

• Michael Lamont (5 Counts)

• Keron Walters (2 Counts)

• Machel Goulbourne (2 Counts)