{"id":339816,"date":"2025-04-11T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=339816"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:21:09","slug":"one-man-in-custody-following-suspected-homicide-in-st-joseph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/one-man-in-custody-following-suspected-homicide-in-st-joseph\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: One man in custody following suspected homicide in St Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-300465\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933-642x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933-642x285.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933-640x284.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/placeholder-crime-arrests-2_bc5cacb0f7d760e6de14e2a946b1be7f-e1679409834933.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gibbs John male adult of St. Joseph, has been arrested and charged with the murder of \u00a0Obed\u00a0Qball\u00a0Nicholas of St. Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>According to police reports, Nicholas who appeared to have been beaten was found at his home in the early evening of\u00a0 April 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, reports are that two other male individuals are also in police custody in an active investigation of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>John is expected to be taken before the Magistrate Court today where the indictable charge of murder will be read to him.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation into the matter is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gibbs John male adult of St. Joseph, has been arrested and charged with the murder of \u00a0Obed\u00a0Qball\u00a0Nicholas of St. Joseph. 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