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Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has been charged with murdering a 27-year-old promoter earlier this year.

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Last week, Jamaican officials raided the home of the 35-year-old dancehall artist and seized a large amount of marijuana and firearms.

Most recently Kartel became the star of reality TV show Teacha’s Pet.

As Reported By The Guardian:

Investigators accuse the DJ, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, of conspiring with others to kill a 27-year-old promoter who was murdered earlier this year.

“The allegation is that on Monday, July 11, 2011, Palmer, along with other men, conspired to murder Barrington Burton o/c ‘Bossie’, a 27-year-old businessman/promoter of a Gregory Park address in St Catherine. Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends along Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park,” the police release said. A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.

Kartel’s defence attorney was reported to have said that his client was prepared to fight the charges. Kartel was initially arrested on Friday for marijuana possession.

Kartel has long been a staple in the Jamaican dancehall movement, so hopefully he can stave off these latest charges.

SOURCE: The Guardian