KINGSTON, Jamaica – Four of the accused in the trial of 33 alleged members of the St Catherine-based Klansman Gang were on Thursday freed in the Supreme Court in Kingston.

Damaine Elleston, Rushane Williams, Rivaldo Hylton and Owen Ormsby were freed due to insufficient evidence against them.

Prosecutors had earlier indicated they have no case against several of the accused in respect of a number of counts on the indictment.

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The counts conceded so far include counts three, four and one on which the four now freed men had had been charged.

Similarly, the Crown conceded that it has no evidence in respect of count five against Chevroy Evans, Rushane Williams and Rivaldo Hylton.

In relation to count six, prosecutors also conceded that they had insufficient evidence to successfully pin the accused Jahzeel Blake, Tomrick Taylor and Donovan Richards. Prosecutors also conceded counts nine, 10 and 11 on the indictment, saying there was no evidence led on those counts in relation to the accused Owen Ormsby and Karl Beech.

They further conceded counts 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 25 in respect of several of the accused stating the offences on which they had been charged had either not been made out or there was insufficient evidence.

Defense attorneys have now resumed making no case submissions.

More information to come in this developing story.