Clarendon man charged with murder, illegal possession of firearm
CLARENDON, Jamaica – Thirty-seven-year-old Ari Vassell, a farmer of Cumberland district, Clarendon, has been charged with the July 21 murder of 30-year-old Chevoie Brown, of Spring Village, Old Harbour in St Catherine. He was also charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition as well as shooting with intent.
Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that about 11:30 pm, Brown and another man were standing along the roadway on Hillview main road when Vassell attacked them and opened gunfire. Brown was hit during the gun attack. The police were alerted and Brown was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Vassell was subsequently arrested on August 11. He was charged following a question-and-answer session and is now awaiting a court date.
