Shab Don returns to court July 12 in bribery case
Published:Friday | June 10, 2022 | 12:12 AM
The alleged bribery case against dancehall producer Shab Don, who is accused of offering $2 million to a policeman in a gun matter, was on Thursday scheduled for mention on July 12 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.
Shab Don, whose real name is Linval Thompson, allegedly offered the money to the cop to remove an illegal firearm from his grey Mercedes-Benz before it was searched by the police.
On the last occasion, his bail was extended for him to return to court Thursday in relation to the breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act.
But when the matter was mentioned, his attorney, Donahue Martin, told Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque that he would not be answering as he was in custody and asked that his bail be extended.
As a result, a new mention date was set for July, and Thompson’s bail was extended.
The producer was recently arrested in connection with a triple murder that happened in Rose Heights, St James, last month
According to the police, Thompson is a person of interest in the murder of Chadwell Frazer, 27, otherwise called ‘Bomb Brain’ or ‘Chad’; Chamario ‘Chippy’ Calvin, 24; and Toniann ‘Too Fly’ Reid, 26. They were shot dead at a birthday party on Marl Road in Rose Heights on May 25.
In April, the producer was freed of an illegal possession of firearm charge in respect to the same firearm in the bribery matter after Romaro Scott accepted responsibility for the weapon.
The corruption charge, however, arose after the police intercepted a vehicle in which Thompson and Scott were travelling in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on October 14 last year.
The police were reportedly in search of two suspects who were conspiring to commit a murder. Intelligence led them to believe that an illegal weapon was in the car.
The following day, Thompson was inside the Criminal Investigations Office in the company of the complainant, a policeman, when he allegedly offered $2 million to remove an object from his motor vehicle before it was to be searched by experts.
The complainant reportedly declined the alleged offer and subsequently informed his supervisors.
There were no eyewitnesses to the alleged attempt by Thompson to corrupt the process.
Thompson was subsequently charged with bribery.