Dancehall entertainer Rodney Pryce, more popularly known as 'Bounty Killer' was offered bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Friday morning.
The deejay was charged Thursday with assaulting and pulling a gun on a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. The artiste has also been charged with illegal possession of a firearm and assault and unlawful wounding.
He was offered $750,000 bail after his attorney Tom Tavares-Finson told the Judge that his client is well known and is not a flight risk. He is to return to court on August 14.
The Director of Public Prosecutions had ruled that charges be laid against Bounty Killer and another policeman who was dismissed from the force last year.
It is reported that on September 27, 2007, the complainant, a police constable, became embroiled in an altercation with a group of men along St. Lucia Avenue in New Kingston after they blocked the road with their vehicles.
The policeman signalled for the men to move however one of them, nicknamed "Ice" allegedly threw alcohol in his face.
The cop then jumped from his vehicle to confront 'Ice' when the group of men attacked him. It is alleged that during the confrontation Bounty Killer pulled a firearm.
A policeman, who was in the group, allegedly participated in the attack during which the constable was slapped in the face and chest. The police say they have an arrest warrant for Calis Bowen, the cop who was in the entourage.
-- Edited by lyndo on Friday 10th of July 2009 10:51:13 PM
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