Dantay Brooks, son of entertainer Mavado, will have to go to court next week to get bail on the raft of charges he was hit with yesterday stemming from an alleged assault in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew. Attorney at law Christian Tavares-Finson, who is reportedly representing one of Brook’s co-accused, said that he has not […]
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Mavado’s son arrested on assault and illegal firearm charges
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 […]
Read MoreMavado warrant still active – JCF
Sources at the Jamaica Constabulary Force have confirmed to one876entertainment.com that a warrant issued circa June 2018 for David ‘Mavado’ Brooks is still active. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is making her own checks with regards to outstanding warrants in lieu of submit an application seeking approval from the court for Mavado, who lives […]
Read MoreMavado calls Messado an “old criminal”
Dancehall star Mavado cut a frustrated figure on social media over the weekend as he called out disbarred attorney-at-law Jennifer Messado, dubbing her an “old criminal”, even intimating that she continues to avoid a custodial jail sentence because she is a professional who hails from the upper class. Mavado, whose real name is David Brooks, […]
Read MoreMavado’s son sentenced to life imprisonment
Dantay Brooks, the 18 year old son of entertainer Mavado Brooks, was sentenced to life imprisonment today in the Home Circuit Court. Brooks will have to serve 22 years before he is eligible for parole. Brooks was sentenced to 20 years for illegal possession of firearm and 15 years on the arson charge. All charges […]
Read MoreMavado’s mother passes away suddenly
There are unconfirmed reports that Mavado’s mother, Elizabeth ‘Ms. Pinny’ Gordon, died suddenly at a hospital in Kingston last night. “It was sudden, she wasn’t sick, so right now, the whole ah Cassava Piece feel it. People ah go miss Ms. Pinny,” one source told one876entertainment.com In the meantime, the artiste’s teenage son, Dantay Brooks, […]
Read MoreMavado responds to his son’s murder conviction
Dancehall star Mavado aka ‘The Gully Gad’ has responded to last week’s heartbreaking Supreme Court verdict last week that found his teenage son, Dantay Brooks, guilty of murder. In a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday, the singer first expressed “gratitude to all the fans, friends and family who said positive and encouraging words throughout […]
Read MoreMavado’s son found guilty of murder
The legal team of Dante Brooks, the teenage son of Jamaican international entertainer Mavado, plans to appeal the teenager’s murder conviction which was handed down today. Asked if the defence planned to appeal the verdict, attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie replied with an emphatic: “absolutely!”. Brooks, 18, was also found guilty of illegal possession of firearm and […]
Read MoreProsecution to close its case in Mavado’s son murder trial next week
The prosecution could close its case by the end of next week in the murder trial of dancehall entertainer Mavado’s son, Dante Brooks and his co-accused Andre Hines, according to attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie. The murder trial got under way last Monday. “I believe the prosecution is likely to close its case by end of next […]
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