Vybz Kartel Sentenced To Life In Prison For The Murder Of Clive "Lizard" Williams

Thursday, April 3, 2014

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ybz Kartel was today sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 35 years, for the 2011 murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams. Following his conviction last month, Kartel received the harshest sentence of any of his co-defendants: Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell and  Kahira Jones each will serve 25 years before parole, while Andre St John to serve 30 years behind bars before he's eligible for parole.

Vybz Kartel leaving the Home Circuit Court 

 

Thirty-eight-year-old Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) was found guilty of killing Williams at his house in Havendale on August 16 2011.

In passing down the sentences, Justice Lennox Campbell outlined that he took into consideration the fact that the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams on August 16, 2011 was planned and premeditated; that Williams' body had been concealed; the mental stress Williams had been put through before his murder; and the attempt to destroy evidence.

According to reports Williams was killed after being accused of stealing two guns from Kartel and other members of his crew. His body was never found. Cops, however, found a text message that Kartel allegedly wrote: "Tween me an u a chop we chop up the bwoy Lizard fine fine. Yeah man a mince meat dat … As long as u live dem can never find him."

Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell

 

Defense lawyer Tom Tavares-Finson said that Vybz Kartel plans to appeal his conviction for murder.

In August, Kartel will face further charges related to the Williams murder case. He is accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

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Vybz Kartel Found Guilty In the Murder Trial of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams

Thursday, March 13, 2014

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YBZ Kartel along with three of co-defendants; Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St John have been found guilty of the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. Shane Williams another accused was found not guilty and was cleared of wrongdoing.

The eleven-member deliberated for 1 hour and 53 minutes before returning a 10-1 verdict. Kartel and his co-defendants will be sentenced on March 27and are facing life imprisonment.

Prosecutors alleged Williams was beaten to death at Kartel’s home in Havendale, St Andrew in August 2011 after being lured there to answer for two missing illegal guns. His body has never been found. However, Police testified they retrieved a text message from Kartel’s phone saying Williams was chopped up in "mincemeat” so fine that his remains would never be found. Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, has been in jail since September 2011 in connection with the killing.

 

The 65-day trial was the longest running criminal hearing in the history of Jamaica’s circuit court system.
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