Kingston-based tattoo artist Romario Brown, who was initially charged with the murder of popular fashion designer Dexter Pottinger, yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter after his caution statement revealed that his actions were caused by provocation.
Brown also pleaded guilty to larceny from the premises and simple larceny when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston.
In a caution statement made to police shortly after his arrest, Brown said that while at the fashion designer’s Yarico Place residence in St Andrew, Pottinger appeared before him naked and aroused .
He further told police that he did not know that Pottinger was gay and was surprised by the act, subsequently using a knife to stab Pottinger 25 times.
Before the incident occurred, the killer said that Pottinger posted bail for him on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 – two days before Pottinger was found dead – after being arrested by police for being in possession of two knives.
Following that, he said that they returned to Pottinger’s home, where they had talks about how to get his tattoo studio off the ground.
He said in his statement that he had only known the fashion designer for a week, having met him in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, where he was handing out flyers to promote his tattoo studio.
Brown said that on the fateful day, he was on the balcony of the house using a knife to cut up ganja while having drinks with Pottinger.
He said that Pottinger left the balcony, indicating that he would soon return.
According to Brown, when Pottinger returned, he was naked.
Pottinger’s decomposing body was found on August 31, 2017, by his brother, who went to his house to check on him because the fashion designer could not be reached.
A flat-screen television, a watch, and Pottinger’s Honda CR-V motor vehicle were missing.
Brown admitted to stealing these items and led police to their recovery after he was arrested.
Sentencing is set for May 24 before Justice Shelly Williams.
Hmmmmm
Dead men cant tell tales. Him damn well and know the man was gay. That excuse is wayy to convenient.
Pottenger too bright with him thing but that guy stupid from him see that man the big gay is print on him ..but he was wrong to kill him , him shoulda just take way himself
So you know him for only a week and him a post bail fi you
That’s his defense which is weak. Have you seen a pic of this killer? He has gay printed all over him, shaved eyebrows and all. He damn well knew. He is just a damn thief with bad intentions. If they just put a slap on his wrist and charge him for manslaughter he will be out in no time to kill again. And this is not his first murder and larceny after the crime. They need to put him away for good.
I agree with you Sherry. If mi know say dat me and de person don’t share de same lifestyle, and mi disagree with dat; all when dem walk naked in front of me, all mi woulda do is look de adda way, or leave. Why kill dem – especially if de person just post bail fe mi and mek mi dey a road two days prior?
U accept his bail money but never no he was gayyyyy ok :ngakak :ngakak
If memory serves me well, wasn’t the sheets do-do up to suggest penetration?
The guy had a list of big men names to expose , some of them payed for his lawyer and help him with his case . That boy soon come out a prison just watch
He is lying. When it happened I am sure I read that they found condom and feces stained items on the scene. The tatoo boy is a gay but trying to hide it. Sad!!!
Didn’t the guy kill someone before Dexter? He stabbed a woman?
Yes, he did
Yes I believe so and I believe he have other case dem nuh link him to.
Almost every tattoo man in Jamaica ah batty man… Mi Neva meet one straight one yet…
Straight man and batty man nuh par. Wheel and come again with that story/statement !
But nuh quite Perry fren the tatoo man, they say Dexter bail him because Perry asked him to do it as a favor. U see how the one quite Perry him silent. Perry n Dexter were very very very good frends and dem say the tatoo guy was Perry extremely good fren too. Boy see dexta dead gone n quite Perry dey pon land a enjoy steam, fried, baked, jerk and ital food n all these kind of things. Yes sah but dexta too nasty him come in like Peter king, very nasty n let go, dem nuh have no standards it appear. Lawks
Lame excuse, he knew who he was and what he was about whatever. Still don’t understand how you got off the case after killing Alexia what was reason for that? And how Dexta fi bail you after a murder charge stupid much
Him lie and delusional just like him big sour sista weh name annakay. Dem lie you fuck. Bout never know se dexta did gay, boy bye.