Family hands in St James murder suspect

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May 16, 2026

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ST MARY, Jamaica—A man wanted in connection with the death of his American girlfriend surrendered to police on Friday, May 15, after family members intervened to bring him in safely.

Thirty-one-year-old Dane Watson had been on the run since April 29 when 42 y-o Melissa Sammoth of New York was found with multiple injuries at Cornwall Regional hospital.

She was later pronounced dead.

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