Man sentenced to 16 years for cop’s murder in Chaguanas
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December 22, 2025Laurel V Williams
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A PORT OF SPAIN MAN was last week sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of an off-duty policeman who was shot in a botched robbery at a bar in May 2024.
Ishmael “Smokey” Clarke, 25, also known as Meshack Marcus, of Nelson Street, was charged with the murder of PC Dale Mayers, fondly called Rug Rat.
Clarke pleaded guilty in the Port of Spain High Court before Justice Mauriceia Joseph.
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