Police filed charges against Religious Leader in teen Abduction Case
Religious Leader Charged in Clarendon Teen Abduction Case. Law enforcement authorities in Jamaica confirmed that they charged a religious leader. This leader is among three people the police charged in connection to the abduction of a 13-year-old Clarendon student.
Detectives from the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) of the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC)have identified the accused.
They are 60-year-old Byron Hunter, a welder and religious leader; 35-year-old Donna-May Taylor; and 38-year-old Rushea Hunter. All three accused are residents of Ewarton, St Catherine.
The authorities revealed important details. One or more of the accused took the teen from her home on Monday, April 7, 2025. This action was done without the knowledge or consent of her mother.
As a result, the mother filed a missing person report, prompting an immediate investigation by NSAD detectives.
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the police found the teen at a house in Ewarton, along with two other children. The police later determined that the children were not attending school.
According to unconfirmed reports, the religious leader took the teen to prepare her for a special upcoming event. The event has been described as akin to “three days of darkness.”
Furthermore, one of the accused is the teen’s aunt. Law enforcement theorized that she is the alleged mastermind behind the abduction. Detectives took her into custody along with the others.
The police removed all the children from the home.
Detectives charged Byron Hunter and Donna-May Taylor with the abduction of a child under 16. The police also charged them with being members of a criminal organization. There are other charges as well.
Likewise, law enforcement charged Rushea Hunter with conspiracy to abduct a child under 16 and being a member of a criminal organization, among other serious charges.
All three will appear in the Home Circuit Court on Monday, April 28.
Tragic Murder of Pastor in St Mary: Painter charged
A suspect is in custody after he allegedly chopped a religious leader to death in Gayle Spring, St. Mary, Jamaica on April 14, 2025.
Authorities identified the deceased as Rollin Henry, 61, a pastor and farmer from the Gayle Spring community in St Mary.
Detectives identified the accused as Wendell Mills, otherwise called ‘Rum Cream’, a 47-year-old painter, from Gayle Spring. They charged him with murder on Friday, April 18, 2025, a Gleaner report stated.
According to the report, law enforcement officers assigned to the Gayle Police stated that at around midnight on April 14, Henry was at home with his family. They smelled smoke.
Henry went to investigate and saw a man setting fire to a section of the house. He raised an alarm, and the family exited the house.
While the family was outside, the accused reportedly attacked Henry with stones and a machete.
The religious leader sustained several chop wounds to the head and feet and was also struck with stones.
The remaining members of the family managed to escape without injury.
The police responded and transported Henry to the hospital, where the authorities pronounced him dead.
Mills later turned himself in to the police.
His court appearance date is pending.