A police constable charged with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in St Mary last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Twenty-four-year-old Constable Patrick Walters entered the plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter, along with using a firearm to commit a felony, when he appeared in the St Mary Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Walters had originally been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 20-year-old girlfriend, D’Jonnay Graham.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 25.
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred about 9:15 p.m. on June 25, 2025, at Graham’s home in Richmond, St Mary, where an argument reportedly developed between the couple.
During the dispute, Graham was shot.
Police responded to the scene and found both Walters and Graham suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. They were transported to the Port Maria Hospital, where Graham later died.
Following investigations, a case file was submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which ruled on July 17, 2025, that Walters should be charged with murder and using a firearm to commit a felony.
Walters is represented by Attorney-at-Law Donahue Martin.
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