Seven charged over viral confrontation with cops in Westmoreland

The Westmoreland police have charged seven people in connection with a recent altercation with cops in Whitehall.

The individuals, who are all from Westmoreland addresses, have been charged with multiple counts of assaulting a police, obstructing the police, and disorderly conduct.

The incident was captured on video, which went viral.

Those charge are:

1. Andre Brown

· Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm (4 counts)

· Unlawful Wounding

· Resisting Arrest (4 counts)

· Disorderly Conduct

· Use of Abusive and Calumnious Language (5 counts)

· Disobeying Constable Command (4 counts)

· Assaulting a Police Officer (4 counts)

· Failure to move and keep on moving

· Obstructing the Police

2. Wray Hawthorne

· Disorderly Conduct

· Obstructing Police

· Assaulting a Police

· Disobeying Constable Command

· Failure to move and keep on moving

3. Reneacto Samuels

· Obstructing Police

· Disorderly Conduct

· Disobeying Constable Command

4. Cian Clarke

· Assaulting a constable

· Abusive and Calumnious Language

· Disorderly Conduct

· Obstructing Police

5. Felisha Ennis

· Disorderly Conduct

· Unlawful Wounding

· Assaulting a Constable

· Obstructing the Police

6. Bevin Lewis

· Playing amplified music contrary to the Noise Abatement Act

· Playing amplified music audible beyond 100 meters

7. Paul Whitely

· Obstructing the Police

· Disorderly Conduct

The police report that about 6:50 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, cops responded to reports of loud music on Begonia Drive in Whitehall.

Upon arrival, officers saw a vehicle with a loud speaker.

The driver was requested to provide identification and comply with police instructions.

The driver reportedly failed to comply with the officers' requests, and a subsequent confrontation ensued between the cops and several individuals present.

The police say they are actively seeking additional individuals who were identified in the video.

Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is being urged to contact the Negril Police Station at 876-957-4268, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

The Westmoreland police are also urging the public to refrain from interfering with law enforcement officers as they perform their duties.

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