Police constable granted $750,000 bail following murder charge

Police constable granted $750,000 bail following murder charge

ST MARY, Jamaica—A police constable was granted bail at the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday in relation to an off-duty shooting incident last year which resulted in the death of a man and the injury of a woman.

Constable Alwyn Hill was offered bond in the sum of $750,000 with one to three sureties and reporting conditions.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) had ruled that Hill be charged with murder contrary to common law, use of a firearm to commit a felony contrary to section 14(2) of the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act and wounding with intent contrary to section 20 of the Offences against the Person Act following an investigation by the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom).

The incident occurred on June 8, 2025, in Preston Hill, St Mary and is said to have been a result of a verbal exchange and physical confrontation between the deceased, Rocardo Small, and Constable Hill.

Since January 2024, 61 law enforcement officers have been charged in relation to incidents investigated by Indecom.

Five Jamaica Constabulary Force police personnel and one correctional officer have been charged in 2026.