Bad news for Dancehall Ace Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican dancehall star, real name Adidja Palmer, has been charged with murder.

In a quick turn of events what was looking like an arrest for ganja possession turned into something much more serious.

Investigator from MIT (Major Investigation Task Force) CHARGED this evening VYBZ KARTEL WITH MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO MURDER AND ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM.

The charges against the deejay were made following the conduct of an interview this afternoon by detectives from the MIT in the presence of his attorneys.

“The allegation is that on Monday, July 11, 2011,Adidja Palmer, along with other men, conspired to murder Barrington Burton o/c ‘Bossie’, a 27-year-old businessman/promoter of a Gregory Park address in St Catherine. Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends along Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park,” the police release said.

While the whole dancehall community is still in shock, as Vybz Kartel’s business partners, family members and fans, tomorrow in Kingston the preliminary hearing will start at the Magistrate’s Court in the morning. Stay tuned for news and updates on the case that is shocking dancehall music coming back often to check the latest on Vybz Kartel’s murder case.

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