Quick Justice Sends
Jamaican Minor To 32 Years For Killing OIJ
Agent
A private trial held in the Tribunales de
San José sentenced a Jamaican national to 32
years in prison for killing the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ) agent, Randall
López, last November 3, in a shootout in
Escazú.
López was killed after being hit by a bullet
from an AK-47 being used by the Jamaican
gang who was being investigated by judicial
agents for the murder of a woman in San
Pedro a week earlier, and other crimes.
The hearing was held in private as the
accused is a minor.
Another Jamaican, identified as Perkins,
will also face a trial for taking part in
the shootout.
The minor, whose identity was not disclosed,
received a sentence of 15 years for being a
conspirator in the crime, 8 years for
attempted murder of another OIJ agent, who
was hit by a bullet in the arm, 8 years for
attempted murder of a passerby and one year
for resisting arrest, for a total sentence
of 32 years.
The court also requires the minor to
complete 2 years study and work for carrying
an illegal weapon.
Under Costa Rican juvenile law, the 32 year
sentence is automatically reduced to a
maximum of 15 years for a minor.
Last November 3, OIJ agents got into a
shootout with the Jamaican gang in a quiet
residential community in San Antonio de
Escazú, when the gang attempt to flee the
home when they saw judicial agents coming,
crashing into several vehicles.
Agent López was assigned to the Stolen
Vehicles department of the OIJ and died in
the emergency room at the hospital San Juan
de Dios after being impacted with a bullet
from the AK-47, an automatic weapon that is
illegal in Costa Rica.
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