Pathways congregants fined for COVID breaches
Published:Wednesday | October 27, 2021 | 1:35 PM
Some 39 persons who were arrested in a police crackdown at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Montego Bay, St James were today fined for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act.
They appeared before the St James Parish Court where they were each fined $30,000 or 20 days in prison.
The police went to the compound of the church on the night of Sunday, October 17 in response to allegations of a bizarre religious ritual.
Two people were killed during the alleged ritual.
A third was shot dead by the police after he allegedly attacked them.
The police had reported that several persons, including pastor Kevin O. Smith, were detained arising from the operation.
Smith was to have been charged in connection with the deaths but he was killed in a crash on Monday in St Catherine.
However, congregant Andre Ruddock was slapped with murder and wounding with intent charges.
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