MIT makes breakthrough in probe of businessman's murder

The Major Investigation Task Force ( MIT) has made a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of St. Andrew businessman, Robert Mendez.

Mendez, who operated Payless Car Mart off Maxfield Avenue in St Andrew, was shot dead by gunmen on April 1.

Video footage of the businessman being shot in his office was shown on Television Jamaica (TVJ)in May. The MIT is reporting that it has arrested and charged one of the suspects. He’s John Jarrett, 43, otherwise called “Tucker and “Wasp” of a Balcolmbe Drive address.

Superintendent Michael Phipps, head of the St Andrew Branch of the MIT, told RJR News that Jarrett was charged on Friday afternoon.

Jarrett who was picked up last week was seen on the video footage trying to remove a bracelet from Mendez’s hand after he was fatally shot.

Superintendent Phipps was tight-lipped on the status of the second suspect, but RJR News understands that he was captured in Canada on Thursday.

The suspect, who was seen shooting the businessman in the video, was nabbed by Canadian law enforcement agents following a request by the local police.

The suspect, who lived in Canada for sometime, has been arrested for immigration violations and is expected to be deported to Jamaica.

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MIT makes breakthrough in probe of businessman"s murder

No breakthrough in killing of Portmore businessman

The Portmore police say they have not made any breakthrough, but are following several leads into the abduction and killing of a 54-year-old businessman on Friday.

The dead man has been identified as Keith Murray, who is of a Caribbean Estate address in Portmore, St Catherine.

Police say investigations have so far revealed that Murray returned to the island from a trip to the United Kingdom on Friday, the same day he was killed, and was abducted along the Fort Augusta Road in Portmore.

A body was later found in Spanish Town, St Catherine, and confirmed to be that of the missing man.

The police say they are again appealing to persons who are returning to the island to be careful who they inform on their return, as some of these incidents regarding people returning to the island are not coincidental.

According to the lawmen, some of the robberies and abductions of people who just arrived in the island and are on their way to their location are oftentime orchestrated by individuals who know that the victims are returning on the particular date and time.

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No breakthrough in killing of Portmore businessman