Shab Don Arrested Again For Corruption After Alleged Attempted Bribery Of Public Official

Dancehall producer Linval ‘Shabba’ Thompson Jr, also known as Shab Don, is now facing an attempted bribery charge after he was arrested by the police today. He had been granted bail only a few hours in the Gun Court where he is facing an illegal firearm charge.

Police sources allege that Thompson offered a significant sum to a policeman to get rid of an illegal gun in the above-mentioned case which is now before the courts.

Thompson was formally charged with a breach of the Corruption Prevention Act, section 14 sub section 2 which is a statutory law and a greater offense than attempted bribery which is a common law offence.

Prominent attorney-at-law Donahue Martin, who represents Thompson, denied any wrongdoing on the part of his client.

“We deny any wrongdoing, we deny bribing anyone and we are prepared to defend ourselves against any malicious allegation,” Martin told DancehallMag.

Meanwhile, police sources have confirmed that the Jamaica Constabulary Force, working in conjunction with its international law enforcement partners, have established that the gun had been identified as being the property of the Atlanta Police Department and had been reported stolen in 2018.

Shab Don and his co-accused Romaro Scott were arrested and charged after the illegal gun was found in their possession in Old Harbour, St Catherine in October.

Shab Don, who is one-half of the Shab Don Records team alongside Carlos Clarke, is known for his hybrid trap-dancehall productions featuring artists such as Vybz Kartel, Teejay, Squash, Popcaan and Jahvillani.