Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ Mcdonald Found Guilty for Wife’s Murder
On Wednesday, March 6, in the Home Circuit Court in Downtown, Kingston, renowned Portland businessman Everton “Beachy Stout” McDonald and his co-accused Oscar Barnes were found guilty of murder, in the 2020 killing of McDonald’s wife Tonia Mcdonald.
The two men were also found guilty of conspiracy to murder by the seven-member jury.
As a result of the ruling, the lawyers for McDonald and Barnes have pointed out that they will be moving towards an appeal of the convictions after the sentencing hearing.
As per reports, the sentencing for the men is set for May 16, 2024.
Back in 2020, Tonia’s body was found on a deserted road in Sherwood Forest in Portland, partially burned.
Beachy Stout, along with Asca Barnes, were both charged and arrested after they were taken into custody on August 5, 2020, during a series of coordinated operations carried out by the Major Investigation Division.
Contract killer turned witness Denvalyn Minott previously testified in court that McDonald hired him to kill Tonia, but he passed on the job to Barnes.
Earlier reports on the death of McDonald’s first wife
McDonald reportedly paid a police detective in 2009 to make a plan for the killing of his first wife.
The wife was shot and killed on the night of May 2, 2009.
