Detained 'hit man' confesses to Nandy Park execution

Detained ‘hit man’ confesses to Nandy Park execution

Jul 11, 2015 News

– implicated in two other murders

Suspect Orpheus Johnson has reportedly confessed to being part of the gang that riddled Nandy Park resident Travis Rudder while the victim slept near his fiancée and baby son.
A senior police official said that the suspect confessed yesterday evening, while implicating two other men in the attack. However, Johnson reportedly gave no motive for the killing.
He is likely to be charged early next week with Rudder’s murder, as well as with the murder of 32-year-old Gladstone George, called ‘Brother’, who was shot dead in a minibus at Agricola a little over two months ago.
If he is charged with Rudder’s murder, Johnson is also likely to be charged with the attempted murder of Rudder’s fiancée, Mawanza Gill, and the couple’s 18-month-old son, who were wounded during the onslaught, which occurred last June.
Johnson was nabbed last Sunday while attempting to board a minibus. Police also retrieved an unlicensed firearm from the suspect. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum had confirmed that Johnson, whom he described as having “a rap sheet that is long as the Nile River,” was positively identified as the individual who shot George.
Information provided to investigators also appears to link the detained man to the murder of ex-policeman Beepat Taijram, called ‘Biggs’ 28, of Albouys Street, Albouystown, who was shot dead earlier this year while driving a minibus along the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Johnson’s criminal career dated way back to 2009 when he along with another man faced multiple charges, including murder.
One of the charges read that at Grove, East Bank Demerara, Johnson, being armed with a gun, robbed Neeparam Nambudhoo of a cell phone and a ring.
During his arraignment before then Chief Magistrate Mellissa Robertson, it was further alleged that at Kaneville, Johnson murdered Brendon Charles.
Johnson’s rap sheet also contained the attempted murder of Krishna Persaud, who was shot in his left hip and upper abdomen during a confrontation with gunmen.
Johnson was not convicted on the charges.

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