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‘Popcaan’ arrested in Antigua after onstage fight with police officer

May 4th, 2016 | Tags:
A raucous scene erupted on the night of Monday May 2, 2016 at the Antigua Trades and Labour Union rally in Fort James after an incident that led to the arrest of the night’s featured Jamaican dancehall act, Andre Jay Sutherland known as Popcaan. Photo: Instagram
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A raucous scene erupted on the night of Monday May 2, 2016 at the Antigua Trades and Labour Union rally in Fort James after an incident that led to the arrest of the night’s featured Jamaican dancehall act.

27-year-old Andre Jay Sutherland known as Popcaan got into an altercation with a police officer on stage.

The conflict began when a number of supporters climbed onto the stage and a police officer began removing them from the stage.

In a video of the incident the Jamaican artiste can be seen and heard intervening saying on the mic not to handle them so rough and physically separated a patron from the police officer who reacted by strongly pushing Popcaan.

Several patrons stepped in the way and another officer intervened to calm the police officer.

The dancehall artist later reportedly responded by directing a diss song to the police officer further escalating the situation.

The artist then left the stage where he alleged a further conflict occurred and patrons began throwing bottles onto the stage.

In a further video the artist – while being escorted by police officers into a vehicle – can be heard accusing the police of breaking open his mouth.

14 Responses to “‘Popcaan’ arrested in Antigua after onstage fight with police officer”

  • juummm (04/05/2016, 08:53) Like (10) Dislike (4) Reply
    i saw the clip when the guy when on stage, the police when for him and was roughing him up, popcorn said don't deal so hard with him officer, so when the guy was leaving the stage popcorn held on the the dude hand as in "I got you youth" the police push the guy then push popcorn, popcorn hit the hand of the police, the the officer push him hard and that was that...

    From all i saw there was no need to arrest the popcorn the office over reacted
    • Don't bring him here (05/05/2016, 07:43) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
      I looked at the clip too. The youth was resisting the police officer and the singer intervened. I think the singer deserves to be arrested - he is lucky he was not beaten or worse. Only fools would defend the singer's interference with a law enforcement officer in this situation.
  • .. (04/05/2016, 09:19) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sooo no show??
  • just asking.... (04/05/2016, 09:59) Like (7) Dislike (4) Reply
    why this always happening to JAMDOWNS
  • Popeye's (04/05/2016, 10:17) Like (10) Dislike (5) Reply
    They better get hot wings to come do the concert instead LOL
  • son of the soil (04/05/2016, 10:20) Like (5) Dislike (17) Reply
    Typical island people, no manners, no respect and what have you.
  • police record (04/05/2016, 10:23) Like (9) Dislike (11) Reply
    Don't bring he here!
  • hey yall (04/05/2016, 10:49) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    See it on youtube "popcaan arrested"
  • Man for real (14/05/2016, 15:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I saw the video. The police running security for the show. This dude got on stage and the officer trying to remove him. Popcorn went and pull the dude from the officer and force the officer hand from the dude. The officer told him dont do that and he went and hit the officer hand and thats when the officer push him. yeah man arrest he back side. he think he back a yard to try that nonsense.


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