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Devaughn Detained, Uncle Demands Human Rights
posted (October 7, 2019)
Last week Monday we told you that 42 year old Mark Clarke was shot three times while sitting on the side of New Road. Clark believes that he's being hunted because of a gang vendetta against his son.

At the time police had detained Clarke's son, Devaughn Gillett, as a preventative measure against retaliation for his father's shooting.

Now Devaughn Gillett's uncle is speaking up about what he calls police's abuse of his nephew's human rights through a series of detentions that the young man has had to endure in the wake of his father's shooting and the murder of his first cousin, Jebran Wagner. Here's more:

Voice Of Henry 'Pulu' Gillett, Uncle of Devaughn Gillett
"From last week Friday they shot Devaughnt Gillett's father and the Police have targeted him more than they target the people that are doing the shooting. Devaughn Gillet has been detained since last week Friday, I think right after they shot his father. Friday, Saturday, Sunday. He got released on Sunday for about an hour and then they grabbed him back again. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and grabbed him back again. They just killed Devaugh Gillett's cousin, Suku, the man said that Thursday he would have a bi tof a get together around here the man went spent money bought things for a little get together before we went to the wake in Dangriga on Friday. Thursday they came. They locked him up Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. He didn't go to the funeral. We came back from the funeral from Dangriga Saturday. As soon as we came back the man shock a bath. He said they just released him by the time the man in front there talking to somebody the police came again."

"Chester was the same one who got on national television and said he knows everybody that fires shots around here. That fires shots anywhere, so why doesn't he go pick up and detain and pick up and send for the people that are firing shots. He says he knows I'm not the one who says it. So it's Chester god that's his name. Chester we tired of you because at the end of the day your just locking up people that aren't doing anything to anybody. You guys said you know the killers so find them, lock them up."

Cherisse Halsall, reporter
"People who had connection with this alley were targeted over that weekend, why is it that Suku and Mark Clarke were shot around the same time?"

Voice Of Henry 'Pulu' Gillett, Uncle of Devaughn Gillett
"Why I think Suku and Mark Clarke was shot at the same time darling the only person could ask you why they two get shot around the same time is God who is Chester. I will be honest with you because according to Chester Williams he dah God. Chester is not God Chester is tolerating a lot of people in their in this country."

"We Know that the Police can't hold anyone for more than 48 hours so how is it that they've held your nephew so long."

"Well according to the next police them. They go direct instructions from Chester. Yes they hold him and when the 48 is up as soon as they release him they come right back as they release him come right back for him. He hasn't killed anybody. He hasn't shot anybody. They sho this father. They killed his cousin. And yet it's him that is being detained more than anybody else."

"You no surprised when you hear they detain me to you know. But I don't care. I don't care. They could come for me know and lock me up until death we part I don't care because they are taking advantage. They are taking advantage of people."

Devaughn's uncle also told us that despite numerous attempts by the young man's mother, police refuse to accept food that the family has attempted to deliver to Devaughn.

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