FUGITIVE FROM JAMAICAN MAY ESCAPE U.S. DEATH PENALTY—07/16/08

Jamaican authorities are seeking assurance and commitment from the United States government that it will not impose the death penalty on Davion Parson, 19, who is charged with the shooting of three people in a bar in Florida in May 2008. A representative of the Director of Public Prosecutions office says the office is waiting for this assurance before proceeding with the request of extradition.