ST JAMES, Jamaica — It was a drama-filled day in the Mario Deane murder case in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrates Court Friday.

What was expected to be routine mention hearing quickly turned dramatic when inmate Adrian Morgan, as first reported by OBSERVER ONLINE, exploded in an expletive-laced tirade, accusing fellow inmate and co-accused Marvin Orr of killing Deane.

“Nuh touch me, why you a touch me fah? You a police? A you kill the people dem pickney and come a call up me name,” shouted Morgan.

“Me give the boy two kick yes but a you kill him,” he shouted at Orr, who sat smiling with his head hung.

Attorney Everton Dewar apologised on behalf of his client, telling the court that Morgan had not been given his medication.

Meanwhile, tempers flared as Egbert Parkins, the senior superintendent of police in charge of St James, accused attorney Franklin Halliburton of “misleading the court”.

Parkins was strident in his dismissal of assertion by Halliburton that lawyers had been refused access to the cell at the Barnett Street Police Station in which Deane was beaten on August 3.

The court had ruled previously that lawyers be allowed to access the cell.

Parkins told the court Friday that he had requested a list of all the attorneys involved in the case — both those defending accused and those with fiats to prosecute.  Parkins said that at the time scheduled for the visit (September 13 at 10:00am) only Orr’s lawyer, Stacy Young, showed up.

After Parkins gave his narrative, in court, Halliburton, who is representing the deaf/mute man who is yet to be charged, and Dewar asked to see the cell but the senior cop insisted the police could not accommodate the request and it was agreed that Halliburton would be allowed to view the cell Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, the case involving law officers charged last week in connection with Deane’s death, was postponed until next Thursday, October 9, due to the absence of Senior Magistrate Carolin Tie.

Several documents, including Deane’s post mortem report and forensic certificates, had not been placed on the case file. 

The cops’ bails were extended.

Woman Corporal Elaine Stewart has been charged with manslaughter, attempting to pervert the course of justice, and misconduct in a public office; District Constable Marlon Grant is charged with manslaughter and misconduct in a public office; and District Constable Juliana Clevon was charged with misconduct in a public office.

Paul Reid