Witness says he led accused to whereabouts of deceased

AFISH vendor-turned-police informant testified yesterday that although he entered into an arrangement with the Clarendon Police Division to help them recover illegal firearms, it was murder accused police Constable Collis ‘Chucky’ Brown who pressured him into disclosing the whereabouts of Dwayne ‘Murderous’ Douglas, who was later killed.

Douglas and Andrew Fearon were murdered along the Swansea main road in Clarendon on December 13, 2012.

Testifying at the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston, the witness said that Brown on several occasions asked him if he could “give up” Douglas because “him diss one of his boss and two of his dons”.

From December 6 to 13, 2012, the witness said that he and Brown had several conversations about Douglas over the phone. He further testified that on one occasion, Brown asked him “if

“I would call the deceased to find out where they were, then I would call Constable Brown to tell him where they were.”

Fearon a good yute”, to which he responded that “he wasn’t innocent, he was doing things also”.

On the day that both men were murdered, the witness said that he led Brown to the whereabouts of the men.

“I would call the deceased to find out where they were, then I would call Constable Brown to tell him where they were,” the witness testified.

He also testified that he told Brown that men were coming from Anderson Drive and heading towards the May Pen bypass. A few minutes later, Brown returned the call and informed him that he saw the men and that he would be pursuing them. In another few minutes, he called Brown to ask if “everything good,” to which Brown responded, “Yeah, man, everything good”.

Lead prosecutor in the trial, Queen’s Counsel Caroline Hay, asked the witness, “Did he tell you exactly what he was going to do on December 13, 2012?”

“To be honest, ma’am, he didn’t say exactly what he had planned to do,” the former police informant testified.

GET GUNS OFF THE STREET

According to the witness, he met Douglas in person in 2012, but communicated with him via telephone while he was incarcerated before that. He told the court that he met Fearon in 2001.

Meanwhile, the witness testified that his involvement with the police began when he entered an agreement with a senior police officer within the division to help them get guns off the street.

“My job ... I would from time to time observe or be around individuals who possess guns. My duty was to call the [senior police officer] via telephone and give them the information,” the witness said.

He told the court that he was paid $25,000 for handguns and $50,000 for rifles.

Independent Commission of Investigations Chief Investigator Warren Williams also underwent further cross-examination yesterday.

Brown is also indicted on one count of wounding with intent and conspiracy to commit murder.

The witness will continue testifying today.