A former cop in Jamaica who successfully appealed his conviction on charges of wounding with intent and illegal possession of a firearm has ended up with a longer sentence than was originally imposed, this after a retrial.
In a release on Monday June 7, the Independent Commission of Investigations said on June 3, that the former Detective Constable Sherwood Simpson was sentenced to 19 years for the offence of wounding with intent, and 14 years for the offence of illegal possession of a firearm.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
The ex-cop was charged following an investigation by the Commission into the shooting of a civilian in 2013. It was alleged that the accused and three other persons took the civilian to a remote area in the parish, where he was shot and abandoned.
Simpson was first convicted in June 2015 and was sentenced to five years and 15 years respectively, for illegal possession of a firearm and wounding with intent.
The conviction was appealed and in 2017, the Court of Appeal ruled that the conviction be quashed and the sentences set aside and ordered a retrial in the interest of justice.
The retrial began on April 12, 2021, and Simpson was again found guilty on May 5.
