Skeng to return to court in March 2023
CHRISTOPHER Townsend, attorney-at-law representing dancehall artiste Skeng, says the prosecution has been ordered to present his team with raw footage of what transpired at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston in May 2022, which resulted in his client being charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
According to the attorney, they were presented an edited version of the encounter which only saw Skeng as the aggressor, and not when he was pepper sprayed.
“We were concerned that the version that we saw they never portrayed the artiste being pepper sprayed and when we showed it to analysts, they found that the video presented was edited,” Townsend told the Jamaica Observer on Monday, shortly after the hearing held at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree.
“We went back to court and made a complaint. They conceded to the fact that it was edited and the prosecution was ordered to give the raw version. I’m not sure why they edited it, but we want the true version,” Townsend continued.
Skeng, whose given name is Kevaun Douglas, was present in court on Monday and is set to return on March 9, 2023.
According to police reports, Skeng was involved in a confrontation with officials at the NMIA about 1:50 pm in May 2022. During the incident, he was allegedly pepper sprayed by the police. He was attempting to board a flight to Trinidad, where he was headliner of an event, dubbed the Revival Return Of Dancehall, on May 28.
He was subsequently charged, but allowed to leave the island. He is on $50,000 bail.
Skeng released his debut EP, Beast of the Era, last Friday.
In addition to the Likkle Miss remix with Nicky Minaj, the deejay is also known for songs including Protocol, Heaven Passport (with Intence), Gunman Shift, London, and Street Cred.
