Jamaicans facing death penalty in US murder trial
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- Two Jamaicans are among three men who are facing the death penalty if convicted of murder and attempted robbery in the United States.
- They have been remanded.
- </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">There will be a pre-trial and arraignment on June 9.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The jury trial in the matter will commence on October 6 in the Orange County Superior Court.
- </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Quinland is out on bail.
- He is charged with conspiracy after it was alleged that he was the driver and planner.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Reports are that Andrews and Miller entered a home with handguns.
Two Jamaicans are among three men who are facing the death penalty if convicted of murder and attempted robbery in the United States.
They are former Jamaican policeman and dancehall music producer, Omar Miller, also known as 'Milla9', and former Jamaica College student-athlete, Andre Omar Andrews.
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Miller, 44, and Andrews, 37, are charged along with 36-year-old Devon Quinland.
Miller and Andrews are charged with nine similar counts that include murder, robbery, burglary, and firearm-related offenses. They have been remanded.
There will be a pre-trial and arraignment on June 9. The jury trial in the matter will commence on October 6 in the Orange County Superior Court.
Quinland is out on bail. He is charged with conspiracy after it was alleged that he was the driver and planner.
Reports are that Andrews and Miller entered a home with handguns. Raymond Alcala, a 20-year-old businessman was killed during the home invasion.
The incident was captured on CCTV at a house in Irvine, California, United States in 2019.
The men were arrested in Florida nearly two months after the killing and extradited to California. They have been in custody since January 2020.
According to California State law, murder can be subjected to the death penalty.
Miller, who gained fame for producing music for incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel, was previously implicated in a murder investigation. However, he was found not guilty of murder in 2011 while serving as a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
Reports state that he was one of four policemen who walked free following the murder trial of 18-year-old Grants Pen resident André ‘Kunte’ Thomas after they were acquitted by a 12-member jury.
The cops claimed that Thomas was killed in self-defense.
