Wanted man held in Grants Pen

A wanted man who was on the run for the past two years, was held by police in Grants Pen, St Andrew on Saturday.

Police said 22-year-old Damion Lewis otherwise known as ‘Demon’ of Shortwood Lane, Kingston 8, was captured during the Operation Resilience III initiative that was carried out in various communities in the St Andrew North division.

The police reported that members of the division, supported by members of the Mobile Reserve and the Jamaica Defence Force, were conducting operations in the Grants Pen community when Lewis was spotted and taken into custody.

Murder

Lewis was wanted in connection with the murder of Delmar Rowe otherwise known as ‘Parro’, who was killed in Cruiser Banks, Grants Pen, Kingston 8, on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

He is expected to be questioned in the presence of his attorneys later this week.

Heead of the St Andrew North division, Superintendent Jacqueline Green, is appealing to citizens not to harbour criminals, but to support the police in making their communities safer.

“We are urging citizens to tell us what you know. While we remain committed to maintaining law and order and making your communities safe, it is the civic duty of every citizen to play his or her part; do not harbour criminals and do not condone their criminal acts,” she said.

The St Andrew North police are also renewing their appeal for the following wanted persons to turn themselves in:

Kemar Graham, Phillip Wayne Marshall, Michael Fergusson, Dennis Kennedy, Jermaine Pink and Ackeem Allah.

The police are asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of any of these men, to contact the Constant Spring police at 924-1421/924-1435, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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Wanted man held in Grants Pen