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Two Coke family members in police custody
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December 16, 2022

Two Coke family members in police custody

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two relatives of imprisoned Tivoli Gardens area leader Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke have been taken into police custody.

They are Lester and Andrew Coke, who were among 26 men named as Persons of Interest by the Kingston Western police last week and asked to turn themselves in.

READ: 27 listed as persons of interest in west Kingston

Lester Coke handed himself in on Tuesday, and Andrew Coke, otherwise called ‘Raheem’, surrendered to lawmen on Thursday. The men are currently being interrogated by police investigators.

The police are asking the remaining men to report to the Denham Town Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB).

They are:

1. Michael Christopher Coke, otherwise called ‘Titiman’

2. Akeem Sang, otherwise called ‘Pupa’.

3. Jovaine Thompson, otherwise called ‘Little Pops’.

4. Donovan Rowe, otherwise called ‘Chummy’.

5. Ashley Williams, otherwise called ‘Kim’.

6. Ryan Bembridge, otherwise called ‘Bembridge’.

7. Oman Dailey, otherwise called ‘Oh Oh’.

8. Allan Brown, otherwise called ‘Lando’.

9. Renardo Phillips, otherwise called ‘Fry Eye’.

10. Shamar Gilbert, otherwise called ‘Tender’.

11. Courtney Wright, otherwise called ‘Mackrel’.

12. Oniel Stewart, otherwise called ‘Nero Blacks’.

13. Anthony Clarke, otherwise called ‘Delly’.

14. Gerald Douglas, otherwise called ‘Ready Ready’.

15. Anthony Matthews, otherwise called ‘Little Man’.

16. Shamal White, otherwise called ‘Gov’.

17. Shelando Matthews, otherwise called ‘Sinco’.

18. Shane Pryce, otherwise called ‘Spainman’.

19. Romario Brown, otherwise called ‘Benniman’.

20. Jomo Barrett

21. ‘Baba’

22. ‘Five Shot’

23. ‘Mikey’

24. ‘Lollipop

The police said these men were identified by detectives as persons who may be able to assist with ongoing investigations into crimes committed in the Division.

Anyone with information that can assist the investigation is asked to contact the Denham Town CIB at 876-948-6443, Crime Stop at 311, the JCF tip line at 811 or the nearest police station.

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