Security guard sentenced to 18 years in prison for Haile Clacken’s murder
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Shawn Cole, the security guard found guilty of the 2017 murder of 38-year-old Haile Clacken, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Cole will serve 10 years before he becomes eligible for parole.
The sentence was handed down in the Home Circuit Court on Monday. Cole was found guilty of murder in July after a two-week jury trial.
Haile Clacken, who struggled with bipolar disorder, was shot dead by Cole in his home parish on June 23, 2017, after climbing on an armoured truck. His death sparked outcries that an innocent life was taken as well as appeals for more public education on mental health.
Cole was granted bail in the sum of $1 million when he made his first court appearance in July 2017.
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