By Prince Moore
A Jamaican man, with an extensive criminal history spanning more than 20 years, has been arrested in the United States and is awaiting deportation proceedings.
The United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed that it has arrested the 45-year-old Jamaican national with numerous aggravated felonies.
These offences include attempted murder, robbery, weapons violation during a crime of violence and criminal sale of a controlled substance.
He was arrested outside his residence in Queens, New York, without incident, and according to ICE, will remain in custody.
ICE said the Jamaican national entered the United States in New York as a lawful permanent resident on April 6, 1993.
But on November 19, 1998, the Queens County Supreme Court convicted him for selling a controlled substance in the third degree and sentenced him to six years imprisonment.
On March 12, 1999 he was convicted by the Queens County Supreme Court of attempted murder and robbery in the first degree, and sentenced him to 12 years and six years of imprisonment, respectively.
On September 20, 1999, he was also convicted by the Nassau County Court in Long Island, for the offense of robbery in the second degree and sentenced and given a 15 year prison term.
On November 10, 2022, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York convicted him for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and sentenced him to time served.
ICE says the man also has convictions in Pennsylvania for retail theft in 1997 and providing false identification to law enforcement for drug possession in 2012.
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