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'Rat Poison' Remanded Over Fatal Central Village Gun Attack, Case Transferred to Gun Court

From Jamaica Gleaner · () English

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  • Devon 'Rat Poison' McPherson has been remanded on charges connected to the fatal shooting of Ivan Smith in Central Village, St Catherine.
  • The case was transferred to the Gun Court, and McPherson faces charges including murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal firearm and ammunition possession.

Forklift operator Devon “Rat Poison” McPherson has been remanded in connection with the fatal shooting of another man in Central Village, St Catherine.

McPherson is charged with the murder of 59-year-old Ivan Smith, a higgler from Tate Lane in Central Village. His case has been transferred to the Gun Court.

The charges include murder, conspiracy to murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and using a firearm to commit a felony.

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