Court orders police to charge or free Pops YG by Wednesday morning

A Trelawny Parish Court judge has ordered police to charge or release entertainer Pops YG by 9:00 am Wednesday. He was arrested Monday on suspicion of lottery scam offences while livestreaming on TikTok.

Trelawny judge sets deadline in Pops YG detention case

A judge at the Trelawny Parish Court has given police until 9:00 am on Wednesday to either formally charge entertainer Pops YG or release him from custody, jamaica-gleaner.com reports.

The order was issued on Tuesday following a habeas corpus application filed by his attorney, Donnovan Collins.

Pops YG, whose real name is Ansel Fairclough, has been held since Monday after being arrested at his Trelawny home. Police detained him on reasonable suspicion of breaching the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act — commonly known as the lottery scam law — while he was livestreaming on TikTok.

Hours after the court's ruling, Collins disclosed that his client had been interviewed by police investigators.

Source: Google News JM — Crime