FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026
VOLUME 120, No. 12
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VINCY CONVICTED
OF CAPITAL MURDER IN GRENADA
Elton Andrew, murder convict, leaves the court after the verdict, under heavy police guard. A VINCENTIAN NATIONAL, Elton Elliston Andrew , 30, has been convicted of capital murder in Grenada, in connection with the March 21st 2023 fatal shooting of Jonathan Richards, also known as ‘Not Nice’, this according to a news report on MTV Grenada. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday. Richards, a resident of Gouyave, St. John, was rushed to the General Hospital after sustaining
multiple gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his injuries later that same evening. Andrew’s arrest followed extensive police investigations into the shooting and even as details surrounding the shooting were limited. Speculation was rife that the murder was carried out execution style and linked to drug-related activity. In a GBN (Grenada
Broadcasting News) report in 2023, ACP Vannie Cohen expressed concern with illegal immigrants involved in criminal activity on the island, and expressed confidence of a conviction. Newspaper reports at the time indicated said that Richards had prior encounters with the law. In June 2019, he was arrested alongside another Vincentian,
Cornelius Hackshaw, in connection with a robbery at D.A. Munroe and Sons Sunshine Snacks store on Grenville Street in St. George. He was also arrested in April 2021 and charged with two counts of attempted non-capital murder, as well as possession of a firearm and ammunition, following a shooting incident in the
northwestern part of the country, in which an 11year-old child was injured. Following the conviction, on Wednesday, Ellis’ defense counsel Anselm Clouden argued that the verdict was not supported by the evidence presented in court. He argued that his client Ellis was not at the scene of the crime. “I represent Elton Andrews the Vincy and the evidence reveals he wasn’t even there,” Clouden told the media, and that the prosecution did not successfully challenge the claim that Andrew was elsewhere
Anselm Clouden, Defence Counsel, gave notice of an appeal. at the time of the incident. He insisted, therefore, that his client did not take part in the shooting and went on to describe the conviction as sentence as a “perverse justice” and made known his intention to appeal the conviction. Clouden also suggested that the conviction may have been influenced by Ellis’ association with coaccused individuals, including Daniel George and another individual known as ‘Magic’. (KH/CD)
Jonathan Richards, the murder victim, was no saint.