By Latrishka Thomas
A 12-man Jury returned a
guilty verdict in the case of Grays Farm resident “Prince Charming Graham” who
was on trial for the murder of Jalon ‘Shantii Town’ Thompson.
The incident resulted in Thompson being killed at the ‘Jam Dung Night
Club’ on Lower Nevis Street in July, 2017.
That was
when the girlfriend of the
deceased got into an altercation with the defendant, who was a Deejay (DJ) at
the club.
In an
attempt to defend his girlfriend, 26-year-old Thompson is said to have gotten
into a brawl with Graham, who was 28 years old at the time
that resulted
in the Florida resident being stabbed in his chest.
Testimony
revealed that the budding soca artiste obtained a 8-10 cm laceration from a
sharp object which penetrated his heart.
He was
pronounced dead at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre shortly thereafter.
Graham, a
night club DJ, was on trial since October 14th where witnesses including the
girlfriend of the victim and his mother testified against Prince Charming.
Throughout the trial, the father of 15 who was defended by lawyer
Sherfield Bowen, maintained his innocence saying that he would never kill his
friend.
The defence’s
argument was based on the revelation
that, although knives were
found at the scene, none were submitted into evidence as the murder weapon.
Graham,
who also gave sworn evidence, stated that he, upon noticing that he had been
injured during the fight with Thompson, pushed Thompson’s hand away from him
and ran off.
He
claimed that he did not see Thompson with a weapon, nor did he have one on his
person so he was not sure how Thompson was killed.
Witnesses presented by the prosecution however, stated that they saw Graham
with a knife that night.
In the
end, the evidence brought against Graham proved insurmountable and sealed his
fate.
He will be sentenced on
November 25th.