'Genasyde Gang' crackdown, 19 alleged members facing criminal charges

The police have filed criminal charges against 19 people accused of being members of a deadly gang which they claim wreaked havoc across five parishes over a five-year period ending this year.

The 18 men and one woman are allegedly part of the ‘Genasyde Gang’, which the police claim engaged in violent crimes such as murders, shootings and robberies in St James, St Catherine, St Thomas and Kingston and St Andrew. between 2021 and this year.

Among those arrested are Tefari Green, also called ‘Scoobs’ and ‘Scrappy’, 39, who is charged with the offence of leadership of a criminal organisation and Nicholas Henry, also called ‘Chemist’, who is charged with providing a benefit to a criminal organisation.

The others are charged with being part of a criminal organisation.

They are:

Delano Brissett, 35, also called ‘Shrimpy’

Damion Taylor, 30, also called ‘Demon’

Tywaine Campbell, 21, also called ‘Likkle Bredda’

Andrew Atkins, 33, also called ‘Serial’

Terrence Grant, 28, also called ‘Grabba’

Mashel Ward, 33, also called ‘Feeky’

Andre Wright, 36, also called ‘Son Son’

Reko Hylton, 20, also called ‘Moppa’

Kemar Ckarke, 38, also called ‘Boomi’

Ian Johnson, also called ‘Yankee’

Cranston Hutchinson, 42

Nicquan Thomas, 28

Kymani Griffiths, 27, also called ‘Rilly’

Dujuan Dixon, 20, also called ‘Bunno’

Jermaine Senior, 29

Daniel Annon, 25

Jaylee Henry, 34

A statement from the police said the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) conducted a series of targeted operations and the accused persons were apprehended and pointed out in identification parades before charges were laid.

Deputy Superintendent Kevin Johnson, divisional commander of NSAD, said the police will continue to target criminal networks and appealed to members of the public to partner with the police.

“Organised criminal groups rely on leadership, membership and support networks to carry out their activities. The NSAD is relentless in going after these networks and is committed to bringing those involved before the court,” Johnson said.

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