Jamaican police arrest man alleged to have threatened PM Andrew Holness on video

The Jamaica Constabulary Force has confirmed that a person believed to be the masked man seen in a video on social media threatening Prime Minister Andrew Holness is now in police custody.

He has been identified as 21-year-old Garfield Ross of Bloomfield Street in Mandeville, Manchester.

The police says Bloomfield was apprehended following a targeted raid at his home about between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Reports state the suspect tried to elude the police and injured himself. He was taken to hospital where he was treated and released.

The police say Ross is now in custody pending further investigations.

Following the mass shooting in Cherry Tree Lane, Four Paths, Clarendon, which claimed eight lives and left at least nine people injured on Sunday, Holness announced an 'all-out assault' on gangs

On Tuesday, a video of a person wearing a mask surfaced. The individual made derogatory remarks about the prime minister as he scoffed at his statements and threatened, Holness' wife, Juliet, as well as Clarendon residents.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced a State of Emergency during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to prevent potential reprisals following the deadly attack. According to Holness, intelligence suggests a “very high probability” of retaliatory violence, which prompted the swift imposition of the emergency measure.