The embattled Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay and Councillor for the Granville Division in St. James, the PNP’s Michael Troupe, is in more trouble with the law.
Nationwide News understands that the Deputy Mayor of the western city has been summoned to appear before the Montego Bay Criminal Court to answer to multiple charges.
Deputy Mayor Troupe is to appear in Court on October 1.
The summons is in connection to his involvement in a heated altercation with the traffic Police in St. James.
Head of the St. James Police, Senior Superintendent Egbert Parkins, has confirmed that Deputy Mayor Troupe is facing multiple charges.
He says the Deputy Mayor is accused of disorderly conduct, abusive language and disobeying a lawful command of the Police.
SSP Parkins says the incident in question took place a few days ago.
Only yesterday the St. James Parish Council disclosed that it’s asked the Police Fraud Squad to investigate claims by Troupe that he did not sign a fraudulent letter in support of a US visa application.
The Deputy Mayor has had a number of brushes with the law. In 1997, Troupe was accused of murdering PNP activist Colin ‘Crabbit” Clarke.
He was freed of that charge.
In 2012, the Deputy Mayor and his son were taken into custody by the anti-lotto scam Police and accused of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition
Troupe was freed but his son was convicted.
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