Jamaica’s acting deputy commissioner at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Reverend Orville Moore, who was reported missing, has been found dead.
Reports are that Moore, 53, was found in Spur Tree, Manchester. He was last seen on Monday on Molynes Road in St Andrew.
According to DCS, his body was found in a mangled vehicle. It is believed that he was involved in an accident.
“[It] appears to be the body of acting commissioner Reverend Orville Moore has just been found in the Spur Tree area of Manchester… the body was found very close to his personal vehicle which was discovered mangled. We are theorizing at this time that the vehicle seemed to have been in a very serious accident. We are processing the crime scene right now,” Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Cleon March said.
Dr Marc Thomas, acting commissioner of corrections said that it is a very challenging time for those at the Department of Correctional Services and the family of Reverend Moore.
“We send sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. Reverend Moore delivered exceptionally and was professional in the execution of his duties across two decades. Members of the Chaplaincy Unit have been deployed to provide counselling to his family and staff members,” Thomas said.
Moore was assigned Deputy Commissioner, Rehabilitation and Probation Aftercare Services (Acting) on May 12, 2023.
He began working with the Department on February 1, 2003, as a Probation Officer. He was promoted on October 1, 2017, to Chief Probation Aftercare Officer.
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