Dancehall artiste detained in state of emergency
Up-and-coming dancehall artiste Squash, who hails from Montego Bay, has reportedly been in police custody for close to two months after he was detained in a spot check in Spanish Town, during the state of emergency in parts of St Catherine.
According to his management team, the artiste, whose given name is Andre Whittaker, is being detained after incorrectly being labelled as the leader of the infamous G City gang from St James.
Atto Wallace, a member of Squash’s management team, told THE WEEKEND STAR: “He was on his way to a party and police pull them over. He was travelling with four other people in three cars. They told him that they were taking him in to do some checks.”
Our news team understands that the entertainer often references the G City gang in his songs.
Wallace said: “They say he is the leader and part of it. Everything weh happen a MoBay or not them say a G City. They say he is the leader but it’s not so.”
NO CHARGES
Some ladies of the night say they have had to turn away customers who have made shocking requests after paying for their services.
Apple*, who hangs out at the popular Port Henderson Road in St Catherine, told THE WEEKEND STAR that there was one occasion when a man wanted her to accept his foot.
“Me meet some man who have some outrageous demands but the one man me can’t forget is one who wanted to pay extra to put his foot inside of me. Him tell me say a dat alone make him climax cause regular sex boring. Me just take way myself cause him nah mash up my good good,” she said, between laughter.
She stated that she was once slapped across the face by one of her clients because she refused to perform oral sex on his partner.
THE WEEKEND STAR was told that no charges have been laid on Squash and that the others who were held with him were released last week.
Wallace said the artiste has been out of touch with MoBay, having relocated to Kingston a year ago to focus on music.
“Him tell me say she wah watch and me never have a problem with it, but when me half-way, him wah me go dung on him ugly gal. Me never did a go do it cause she nuh stay good and when me start cuss the man give me a box, me ears whistle. A deh suh me tell myself say me nah have sex in anyone car again. Dem have to pay for a room,” Apple said.
Tia* said a man offered her $15,000 to allow him to be her toilet.
“The man say him get him kicks’ if me s**t on him chest. Me frighten and feel sick at the same time, but when him promise me $15,000, me tell myself say me a go try. But it woulda never happen, no matter how me force it. Him vex and leave and never give me a red cent, but such is life,” she said.
Both young women, who said they are in their early 20s, said prostitution is only temporary as they have plans of living ordinary lives.
“He is just a deejay, him nuh inna nuh gang. Him just come from an environment where gangs are,” Wallace said.
Squash’s detention has reportedly resulted in loss of earnings after his management passed up on several offers including Reggae Sumfest.
Wallace said that the artiste’s legal team is hoping he would be released soon.
THE WEEKEND STAR contacted public defender Arlene Harrison Henry to find out if she was aware of Squash’s detention, however, calls to her phone went unanswered.
The area commander for St James and St Catherine North, Senior Superintendent Wilfred Campbell, and Senior Superintendent Beau Rigabie, respectively, could not be reached.
Several calls to their cell phones went unanswered.
Squash is known for songs like Lavish and School Days.