Jamaican teacher accused of being accessory in murder case

The youngster became a fugitive after he allegedly gunned down Orlando Hawthorne during an altercation in January 2009.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 8, 2010 – A high school teacher in Jamaica has been charged as an accessory after the fact, in a murder case in which is nephew is now charged.

Fitzroy Hibbert, 34, was granted J$500,000 (US$5,602) bail when he appeared on court on the charge.

Police allegedly found his nephew, 22-year-old Gavin Clarke, hiding at his house late last month, more than a year after he went on the run. 

The youngster became a fugitive after he allegedly gunned down Orlando Hawthorne during an altercation in January 2009. 

A probe was launched by detectives from the Major Investigations Taskforce and Clarke was picked up at his uncle’s home. 

Clarke was formally charged with the murder last Thursday and is expected to appear in court this week.