Wilkie Arthur
Eagle Legal News Media
Sunday, March 16th, 2025 – Turks and Caicos Islands – The Crown presented allegations to a Grand Turk jury consisting of six women and one man during a trial that lasted several days. The prosecution claimed that between January 12 and May 14, 2022, the now-acquitted accused, Shakeme Seymour, conspired with the deceased, Jumillo Isma, in the Turks and Caicos Islands to sell a firearm and ammunition.
UK police: senior detectives inspector Jason Murphy; Detective Lydia Cussons; detective Superintendent Shaquanfat Ali and detective Superintendent Dean Holden along with others investigators both locally and internationally worked tirelessly on this and other conspiracy matters stemming from conversations of WhatsApp text messages, voice notes and pictures from the Samsung cell phone of the late Jumillo Isma which was confiscated by police detective Jonathan Turner at the hospital around 4am on July 18th, 2023.
Jumillo Isma, aka Jamal, was at the hospital after a shooting, and he was under arrest for murder. Police detective Turner and other officers reportedly took Jamal outside of the hospital to search for a white and black Nissan Fuga that was owned or under the care of Jamal on that said date. The officers explained the grounds and reasons for searching the car, but Jamal responded, “It is not my car.”
The phone discovered in the said search is what UK and local officers used to charge SHAKEME SEYMOUR with the two offenses mentioned earlier in this report.
Public Prosecutor Ms. Lerosie Richardson showed the jury what the Crown wanted them to accept and consider as evidence to convict SHAKEME SEYMOUR.
Senior defense attorney, Mr. Finbar Grant challenged the cellphone evidence against his client making it clear to the jury that his client was not in any conspiracy with Jumillo Isma or any other person to sell firearms or ammunition.
Seymour was the first individual charged in connection to the cell phone, who faced a trial. Nearly 12 people have been arraigned, said to be criminally linked to Jamal’s cellphone.
Two others won their cases at the early stages before committal for trial, and Seymour is now acquitted after a trial by jury.
Eagle Legal can report some of the WhatsApp messages spoken on:
.. Got that deal on that food for you…20 hollows, 9 regular..$220.
The conversation was relating to the sale of 20 hollow point rounds of ammunition and regular 9 mm bullets.
According to police investigation, Jamal said “I ain’t into those hallows bro, thanks anyway but I don’t like em.”
The person, whom prosector aimed to prove was SHAKEME SEYMOUR, said:
“you want just regulars aye? Lemme see what I could do”
Texting back, Jamal asked, “he got 40 too”
The person replied “only 10 40 shots left”
Jamal sent back: “alright cool”
The person: “so you straight or mix it up”
In one of many voice notes from Jamal, he went on talking to the person about buying 7.62 and 9mm shots. He spoke about buying two speakers to have the bullets shipped in.
The person said: “They here, $15 a pop or $250 for 20, that’s how he say it.”
The conversation continued over a number of days then they started talking about selling a .45 calibre handgun.
The person said ” a 45 on the market”
Jamal said in a voice note “send me pictures bro” and pictures were sent of two handgun with clips by the person.
Having viewed the picture with the guns and clips Jamal said in a voice note ” alright, listen, let him know, tell him we want a solid price for it,” “How much that clip going bro, it looks like a 10 round clip.”
The person said: “listen he ain’t got no shots for that though bro, you could give $1500 and u could hold the tool and the shots.”
Jamal “nah I’ll give $1300.”
The person said ” ok, he on the way, the person then said to Jamal take a video of it still when you get it lemme see.”
These conversations, according to the investigators, were from telephone numbers 347-2244, labeled in the name “Godchild,” which was supposed to be JAMAL, and 342-6236, labeled “Chosen One Lil Bro,” which police said was supposed to be SEYMOUR.
In one of the messages Jamal asked the person “send me your full name.”
The person immediately replied ” SHAKEME SHAKUR SEYMOUR, with a picture.”
Senior defense attorney Mr. Finbar Grant challenged that evidence by denying and stating that it was not his client texting Jamal and sending him his name and those pictures.
At the close of the trial on Friday, March 14th, 2025, after both sides presented their closing speeches and his Lordship the Hon. Mr. Justice Jeremy Donne summed up the case to the jury, they returned very quickly with not guilty verdicts on both counts that were laid against the 24-year-old.
