L.A Lewis Jailed, Says His Arrest In Politically Motivated

Dancehall enigma and self-proclaimed “7 Star General,” L.A Lewis is now behind bars at the Half-Way-Tree lock up, following his absence from a court hearing on Monday to answer charges of defacing public property.

Lewis who refused to plead guilty regarding allegations of  illegally defacing public spaces across the Corporate Area, was thrown behind bars on Wednesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday.

An angry L.A Lewis spoke from his jail cell on Wednesday; implying that his arrest was politically motivated and had nothing to do with graffiti or any alleged marking of property. Additionally, Lewis re-iterated that he would never plead guilty for an offense he didn’t commit.

L.A was originally ordered to pay a fine of $JA70, 000 to the National Solid Waste Management Authority for 7 breaches of the National Solid Waste Act. However, the entertainer refused to pay his fines by the due date of September 5th; leading to a September 19th court date being set where the case against L.A was mentioned.

Lewis announced his intentions last month to become Member of Parliament (MP) for West Kingston; filing paperwork in an effort to get official recommendation to proceed with his campaign. Despite his willingness to run, an offer of $100,000 was made to him by an unknownindividual; asking him to forfeit the campaign and not make a mockery of the electoral process.