Two dancehall newcomers, Fully Bad and Honormosity, were among four people arrested and charged after a planned clash between artistes at the massive stage show Sting resulted in a brawl.
During the closing moments of the show that took place in Portmore on Boxing Day, December 26, artistes Kyodi, Fully Bad, and Honormosity took the stage for a planned clash.
A fight later broke out on stage when Honormosity attempted to borrow Fully Bad’s microphone but was unsuccessful. Fully Bad, whose real name is Nicholas Bartley, and Honormosity, whose given name is Layton Simms, were arrested and charged.
The others charged are musician Dalton Derraldo Bartley o/c ‘Dina’ and Rushane Shavar Williams, a mason of Mount Ogle, Sligoville, St Catherine. Kyodi, who was also detained, was released without charge.
They are scheduled to appear before the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday, January 24.
Despite the brawl, Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Phillips, head of the St Catherine South division, praised the Sting organizers for their “inclusive approach” in planning and preparing for the event.
“Notwithstanding this unfortunate incident, credit must be given to the promoters for the inclusive approach taken in the planning and preparation for the event. It was as a result of that level of preparation we the police were able to quickly quell the disturbance. It was obvious that the youngsters were inexperienced and psychologically unprepared,” Phillips told Observer Online.
Sting is one of the longest-running stage shows in Jamaica and is dubbed “the greatest one-night reggae and dancehall show on earth.”
