Vybz Kartel has not escaped from prison
Vybz Kartel has not escaped from prison, according to a top Jamaican police official.
The 35-year-old rapper, real name Adijah Palmer, was taken into custody on a drug charge in September and he was subsequently slapped with two counts of murder relating to two separate incidents in Jamaica over the summer.
Local reports surfaced online on Tuesday suggesting the dancehall rapper had broken out of his jail cell along with seven other inmates after holding guards hostage and stealing their uniforms. The alleged escape was rumoured to have left one prison guard dead and 12 others injured.
But the country's Assistant Police Commissioner, Les Green, has dismissed the claims.
Green tells the Jamaica Observer: "I know nothing about that. If that had taken place I would would certainly have known."
Vybz Kartel, who is also facing charges of conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm, is being held without bail.
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