By Racquel Porter
The lengthy One Don Gang trial concluded Tuesday afternoon in the Home Circuit Court with the remaining nine convicts receiving sentences ranging from one year and nine months to 17 years and six months.
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes in March handed down a guilty verdict to 15 defendants in the trial, which started in September 2021.
Ex-soldier Jermaine Robinson was sentenced to nine years and nine months for being a member of the gang.
In handing down the sentence, Justice Sykes said Robinson, who the witness said guarded Andre ‘Blackman’ Bryan, pretended to be a law-abiding citizen while living a double life.
The judge stressed that Robinson chose to become involved in criminal activities.
In addition, the Chief Justice said Robinson’s sentence was intended to send a signal to other members of the security forces who might be tempted to believe that they are able to provide service to gang members without consequences.
Earlier in Tuesday’s proceedings, Justice Sykes sentenced St. Thomas pastor and lone female convict Stephanie Cole Christie to nine years and nine months behind bars for being a member of the One Don Gang.
Additionally, Tareek James, otherwise called ‘CJ’, who the witness said killed a man called ‘Outlaw’, was ordered to serve 17 years six months for his crimes.
Fabian Johnson, otherwise called ‘Crocs’, was sentenced to three years and nine months for being a member of the gang.
But it was Ted Prince who held the court’s attention as he banged the metal bars in the holding area downstairs, causing the sound to echo throughout the building, after he was sentenced to 16 years each for being a member of a criminal organisation and facilitating the commission of a serious offence. His sentences are to run concurrently.
He will begin serving his 16-year sentence next year, after he completes a previous eight-year sentence for illegal possession of a firearm.
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