Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, has been arrested again in Jamaica, just months after his murder conviction was overturned in March 2025. The exact reason for the latest arrest is unclear, but reports indicate the charges are related to gun-related offenses, including assault, unlawful wounding, illegal firearm possession and using a prohibited weapon to commit a scheduled offence.

The police said the new charges stem from a July incident in Mavado’s hometown of Cassava Piece. Specific details were not revealed. It was also revealed that Brooks is also being investigated on a gun related charge.

This is the second time official charges have been laid against Brooks who was freed in March after his 2021 murder conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal. At the time, the then 18-year-old Brooks was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2018 killing of Lorenzo Thomas in Cassava Piece, St Andrew.
His co-accused, Andre Hinds, was also freed.