Brigadier Jerry Yet To Get New Court Date In US Robbery Case Due To COVID-19 Backlog

Veteran dancehall entertainer Brigadier Jerry will have to wait until next year to face the music in a Connecticut court of law as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems for attorneys and clients who had hopes of getting their cases through the Connecticut court system quickly.

“We just have no idea when Briggy (Brigadier Jerry) will go back to court, we spoke to the lawyers recently but we are in wait and see mode as the court system has to return some level of normalcy for us to even get a court date in 2021,” a source familiar with the case told DancehallMag.

There was a major reduction of the days that the courts would be open to the public as part of the Connecticut Judicial Branch’s ongoing effort to protect the public and staff from the rampant respiratory disease.

Courts completely closed in March 2020 and have been slow to reopen, which means a backlog is building and cases continue to be filed. The biggest impact has been that there are no jury trials and the Connecticut Constitution guarantees a right to a trial by jury. Most trial dates are being scheduled well into next year.

Brigadier Jerry – a pioneer in reggae and dancehall music – is facing multiple charges, including illegal discharge of a firearm, after an incident at a restaurant in Connecticut in the United States in 2019.

Brigadier Jerry has also reportedly been charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree reckless endangerment, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal transfer of a pistol and altering a serial number on a firearm.

According to reports from rep-am.com, the police indicated that the 62-year-old artiste, whose real name is Robert Russell, was involved in a game of cards at Bertie’s West Indian and American restaurant when he suspected that someone had stolen his wallet. This led to a chain of events that led to his eventual arrest.