Dantay Brooks, the son of dancehall superstar Mavado, has been charged with multiple gun-related offences following an incident in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew, earlier this year.
Police say Brooks was charged on Wednesday with assault at common law, unlawful wounding, possession of a prohibited weapon, and using a prohibited weapon to commit a scheduled offence.
Sources close to the investigation told The Gleaner that Brooks is also being probed in connection with another firearm-related matter.
The current charges stem from an incident that reportedly occurred on July 12 around 9:30 p.m. in the Cassava Piece community, near an area known as “Pon Di Gaza.”
Brooks, who was previously serving a life sentence for murder, was freed in March after the Court of Appeal overturned his 2021 conviction for the killing of Lorenzo Thomas. His co-accused, Andre Hinds, was also released.
During that trial, prosecutors alleged that Brooks and Hinds were among a group of men who entered a house in Cassava Piece on June 5, 2018, shot Thomas, and set his body on fire after forcing his father into another room.
The latest charges come just days after Mavado, whose real name is David Brooks, returned to Jamaica for the first time in seven years. The entertainer had been overseas while a warrant for his arrest remained outstanding. He met with police a day after his return, and the warrant was subsequently vacated.
Mavado also announced a major return concert scheduled for December in St. Ann, Jamaica.
