Police arrest man alleged to have threatened Holness on video
Published:Friday | August 16, 2024 | 6:41 PM
The Manchester Proactive Investigation Unit 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 is 21-year-old Garfield Ross of Bloomfield Street, Mandeville, Manchester.
The police say a targeted raid was conducted at his home about between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m on Thursday.
They say he 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.
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