Bounty Killer's ganja trial postponed

The trial of popular dancehall deejay, Rodney "Bounty Killer" Price, on ganja charges has been postponed and is now scheduled to start on April 7.


The trial date was set for February 23, but when the deejay and his legal team appeared in court Tuesday, it was only to hear that the date had been pushed back.


Bounty was present in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates Court on Tuesday to answer to charges of possession of and smoking marijuana.


Reports are that Bounty, the leader of a dancehall group called the Alliance, was seen smoking ganja in New Kingston in October of last year when he was accosted by the police. A small quantity of the illegal substance was also allegedly taken from him.


The deejay, however, has maintained his innocence of the charge and has been out on bail.


Price, whose bail was again extended, was last in court on November 22 to answer to these charges.