BY BRIAN BONITTO
Associate Editor —
Attorney-at-law Christopher Townsend will seek bail for entertainer Capleton when he appears in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree today.
Capleton (given name Clifton Bailey), 51, spent the weekend at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station’s lock-up after being arrested and charged with rape on Friday.
Townsend is optimistic his client will be granted bail.
“We’ll be applying for bail when we appear in court… I see no reason why he would not be granted bail. He surrendered himself to the police and we anticipated he would be charged. He is not a flight risk and the police were in communication with him prior to his arrest,” Townsend told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. “He’s looking forward to his day in court.”
Asked about Capleton’s state of mind, Townsend said: “He is a positive gentleman. He is focused on getting over this hurdle and honoring his contracts.”
The dancehall artiste is booked for two major shows: Best Of The Best at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida, on May 27; and Groovin’ In the Park at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, on June 24. He is also booked for a June 9 gig in Trinidad and Tobago.
Several efforts to speak with Capleton’s manager, Claudette Kemp, were unsuccessful.
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