A week after Mavado declared via social media that he will be taking on a legal battle with those who placed his son behind bars, new revelations reveal that Mavado himself is also being pressed legally with an arrest warrant still being active for the Dancehall star who currently resides overseas.
The Jamaican police confirmed the existence of an outstanding arrest warrant for the St. Andrew native, whose real name is David Brooks in a new report published by the Jamaica Gleaner Monday morning. The warrant, issued on June 9, 2018, is in connection with an alleged assault occasioning actual bodily harm, according to Deputy Superintendent Randy Sweeney, head of the St. Andrew North Police.
The warrant was issued after a man named Anthony Goulbourne was dragged before the court in the same year for allegedly shooting at Mavado. As per Goulbourne, the Gully Side deejay had assaulted him, leading to the court issuing the warrant.
Furthermore, Deputy Superintendent Sweeney told The Gleaner that there were several attempts to carry out the arrest warrant in the past, however, the entertainer was unable to be located on the island.
Mavado has consistently denied any involvement in an assault that would justify a warrant.
While full details of the alleged assault remain undisclosed, attorney Oswest Senior-Smith has verified that he knows that the warrant for Mavado is still active. It’s understood that the outstanding warrant prevented Mavado from testifying against disbarred attorney Jennifer Messado whom Mavado claims defrauded him of $30 million in a real estate deal.
Under the Extradition Treaty between Jamaica and the U.S., the Dancehall star could potentially be extradited, given that the alleged offense carries a maximum sentence of three years under Jamaican law.
The question was put to Mavado’s attorney, whether authorities would seek extradition, the attorney did not comment directly on the matter, leaving Mavado’s legal fate uncertain.
On the other hand, Mavado took to social media on March 8, 2025, to share his thoughts following his son’s release from prison after being sentenced to life for the murder of Lorenzo Thomas in 2028.
As caption for a photo of Dantay who is now 22 years old, Mavado stated, “It’s taken me some time to process all that has taken place but I am ready to speak. To God be the glory He comes first in everything we do. I am naturally elated, relieved and full of joy that my son Dantay has been freed from the State-imposed hell he has endured for seven years of his young life. But at the same time there is a fire raging within me at the injustice – or as the appeal judges put it – SUBSTANTIAL MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE – that has taken place.”
He also promised legal actions, “They sensationalized the story with outrageous claims that the post mortem also proved to be lies. The question is how did this even come to trial? We will be pursuing full legal action against ALL parties involved in this cruel act of injustice and will not stop fighting until real justice is served upon those who perpetrated this awful, unlawful and unwarranted action against my son and his co-accused Andre Hinds.”
