A forensic crime scene investigator who processed the scene of a September 2017 murder, allegedly committed by two accused members of the Tesha Miller faction of the Klansman gang who are now on trial for several crimes, on Thursday detailed the sight that greeted him at the scene.

The sleuth, a 21-year veteran of the constabulary, said he was sent to the Roger Avenue area of Spanish Town in St Catherine on September 16, 2017 where he saw a motor car with what appeared to be bullet holes in the front windscreen and a pivot glass, blood smears on the left passenger door of the vehicle, spent casings on the ground beside it, and what appeared to be “a pool of blood” at the front of the vehicle, plus a discarded pair of brown slippers.

He said after processing the scene, which had attracted several spectators who observed from beyond the cordon tape, he proceeded to Spanish Town Hospital where the body of a male with a “Rastafarian hairstyle”, and with what appeared to be bullet wounds to the upper chest, was shown to him. He said after photographing the body, it was tagged by morgue attendants after which he placed it in a white body bag, sealed it, initialled the seal, and photographed same before handing it over.

Defendants Dwayne Frater and Lamar Rowe, according to the indictment unsealed by the Crown last Wednesday when the trial began in the Home Circuit Division of the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, are to answer for the murder of that man who has been identified as George Richards.

Frater and Lamar, under count seven of the indictment, are charged with “facilitating the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation” contrary to section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) Act, commonly called the anti-gang legislation.

The detective corporal will this morning retake the stand to be cross-examined by the defence about his evidence when the matter resumes before Supreme Court judge Justice Dale Palmer.

The prosecution is yet to lead any evidence indicating the circumstances surrounding that murder and the alleged involvement of the two defendants named in respect of that count.

The 25 accused, the second faction of the gang to now be tried by the courts, are to answer to 16 offences allegedly committed over the span of five years, between August 2017 and November 2022, according to the case being built by the Crown.

Last Wednesday during arraignment of the alleged gang boss Tesha Miller and his 24 co-accused, all 25 pleaded “not guilty” to all counts with which they have been charged, including the second count of the indictment on which they are all charged with the offence of being part of a criminal organisation.

Miller pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts of the 32-count indictment. Count one charges him with being the leader of a criminal organisation. He is the only accused on that charge.

The men, during the trial, will answer to charges including multiple murders, conspiracy to murder, wounding with intent and robbery with aggravation and attempted robbery.