UPDATE: Suspect in St James police hit-and-run in custody
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The St James Police are reporting that the suspect in the hit-and-run that seriously injured a police constable is now in custody.
The suspect was earlier identified as Dillion Reid, otherwise called “Bulby” and “CJ”.
Reid surrendered to the police on Saturday in the presence of his attorney, authorities said.
The police had earlier launched a manhunt for Reid following Friday’s incident.
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According to head of the St James police, superintendent Eron Samuels, the police were conducting a roadblock exercise on the Granville main road in the vicinity of St Johns when one constable signalled a white Toyota Probox to stop.
“The Probox slowed down and upon reaching close to the police officer, the driver sped up hitting the cop and sending him over a precipice.
The constable was rescued from the precipice in an unconscious state. He was taken to the Cornwall Regional Hospital and remains in critical but stable condition.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force commended members of the public for their assistance that it said influenced the rapid progress made in the investigation.
