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Curtley Nanton returns to prison on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 to continue his sentence for manslaughter.
Curtley Nanton returns to prison on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 to continue his sentence for manslaughter.
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A Belair resident who stabbed a man in March 2022, resulting in his death 53 days later, has been sentenced to a further seven years, 11 months and 22 days in prison.

Curtley Nanton aka “Beanie Man”, 25, had spent two years, eight months and eight in prison before his sentencing on Friday.

Further, for his guilty plea, the court granted him a one-third discount, amounting to five years and four months.

Justice Rickie Burnett handed down the sentence at High Court No. 2, in Kingstown.

Nanton has initially been charged with wounding with intent in connection with the injury he had inflicted on Jevorne Gibson aka Termite, 24, a labourer of Welcome, on March 22, 2022.

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However, the charge was upgraded to murder after Gibson died.

A post mortem concluded that he died of septicaemia, due to multiple surgical complications as a result of a stab wound to the abdomen.

On Sept. 28, 2023, Nanton, advised by his lawyer, Israel Bruce, pleaded guilty to unlawful act manslaughter — a lesser charge.

On March 22, 2022, about 8 p.m., Gibson and Nanton were socialising at James Questelles’ shop in Dauphine.

Gibson was drinking a Turbo drink that Nanton had bought him. There was a short exchange between two men and they made their way to the back of the shop.

While there, Nanton approached Gibson and took away the Turbo drink and asked Gibson to follow him to the “back”.

While the men were both at the back of the shop, there was what sounded like someone slapping another.

Nanton and Gibson began to fight and bottles were turning over.

A witness recalled seeing a “rasta man” pulling Nanton from the back of the shop while talking to him.


The witness grabbed Nanton’s hand and told him to behave whilst another man was backing off Gibson.

Nanton pulled what the witness described as “a cold steel silver knife” from the right side of his waist.

He attempted to escape the witness’ grasp, at which time Gibson was still in the back of the shop.

Gibson walked past Nanton and the witness and exited the shop. Nanton followed him and when the witness got outside, he and Gibson were both seen outside fighting again.

The witness said he grabbed Nanton and told him to behave but Nanton had stabbed Gibson twice.

Nanton went back into the shop, picked up his phone, put his knife back into his waist and left.

Meanwhile, Gibson walked home bleeding and was eventually taken by vehicle to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH).

He underwent a number of surgical procedures before his death on May 14, 2022.

Killer functionally illiterate

A pre-sentence report said that Nanton did not complete primary school and was deemed to be functionally illiterate.

He worked for a builder for 10 years.

Residents of his community described him as cool and industrious but said he struggled with alcohol and marijuana abuse.

They observed a change in his behaviour when he used these substances. Prison authorities said he was well behaved and family members described him as respectful.

Meanwhile, Gibson’s sister said he was more than a brother to her — he was her rock, confidante and best friend.

She said watching him deteriorate in hospital was a nightmare and she has been living in disbelief and despair, struggling to cope with his death.

The sister said she feels as if she is carrying the weight of the family. Since the incident, her mother has suffered from elevated hypertension, experienced significant weight loss and was diagnosed with stress and anxiety.

The judge established a starting point of 18 years.

The aggravating features of the offence included that Gibson endured significant mental and physical suffering, the judge said, noting that his sister had described his deterioration as a living nightmare.

The sister said that during his 53-day hospitalisation, Gibson’s body changed in front of her, one day small, the other bloated and swollen.

The judge pointed out that the offence included the use of a weapon.

Mitigating was the lack of premeditation.

The court, therefore, increased the sentence by one year.

There were no aggravating factors of the offender and mitigating was his good character and the assistance he gave to the police. 

The court reduced the sentence by three years.

The court also ordered Nanton to enrol in anger management and educational training programmes in prison.

Devon Bute, holding for Richie Maitland, appeared for the Crown.