Ninjaman Guilty Of Murder and Shooting with Intent
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Dancehall artiste Ninjaman has been found guilty of murder, this monday afternoon, in the Supreme Court.Ninja Man has also been convicted of shooting with intent. Ninjaman, whose given name is Desmond Ballentine, was charged along with his son Jahneil with the March 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson, also known as Trooper, on Marl Road in Kingston. The dancehall deejay, who was granted bail in 2012, was taken into custody four weeks ago after his bail was revoked by High Court judge Justice Martin Gayle, who ordered that the murder trial should begin immediately. The case had seen 17 trial dates and 23 mentions, and was recently transferred to a special court that handles cases on the books for more than five years.Justice Gayle had revoked Ninja Man’s bail and he was taken into custody for the duration of the trial. A seven-member jury comprising four men and three women handed down the verdict in Home Circuit Court in Kingston after three hours an...