Kingston wanted man held in St Ann police raid
ST ANN, Jamaica— A wanted man was held by police during an incident-free operation at Ocho Rios Bay Beach in St Ann on Sunday.
The man, identified as 35-year-old Cedrick Powell, a resident of Kingston 11, was wanted by the St Andrew South police in connection with a New Year’s Eve murder last year.
Police said between 11am and 11:45am, lawmen –who were acting on information— carried out a raid at the beach, where Powell was reportedly seen. He was subsequently taken into custody.
Powell was wanted for the December 31, 2022 stabbing death of his landlord, 36-year-old Patrick Newby, a shopkeeper from Venables Crescent in Kingston 11.
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Reports are that around 7:30 am, Newby and his tenant got into an argument over rent money owed. The dispute reportedly got heated, and it was alleged that the tenant armed himself with a knife and the landlord armed himself with a cutlass.
Police said residents of the area intervened to quell the confrontation, but in the ensuing commotion, Newby was stabbed in the chest.
The landlord ran and collapsed along the roadway and was immediately assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.