The Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel was charged with "murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm" by Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) last night, according to a Billboard report. Kartel is one of a group of men that police allege murdered the businessman and promoter Barrington 'Bossie' Burton in Portmore, a suburb of Kingston, Jamaica on July 11.
Kartel was arrested on September 30-- and also charged with marijuana possession-- and detained throughout the weekend. He will appear in a Kingston court today. Despite several prior arrests, this his first criminal charge. Read more at Billboard, here.
