By Markelia Rumble

The St. Catherine North police have charged an inmate with murder following a deadly altercation at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre on Friday, January 17, 2025.

The accused, identified as 41-year-old Appolos Atkinson, is alleged to have killed another inmate 32-year-old Jermaine Rogers.

Reports from the Spanish Town police are that at about 2:55 PM, correctional officers at the facility heard a commotion and later discovered Rogers with a stab wound.

The correctional officers assisted Rogers to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Atkinson was charged after a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.

His court date is being finalized.