Entertainer Squash sentenced to two years and three months in US prison
Published:Monday | November 24, 2025 | 4:22 PM
Dancehall artiste Andrae 'Squash' Whittaker was today sentenced to two years and three months' imprisonment after pleading guilty in federal court in Miami to possessing a firearm while living in the United States illegally.
Whittaker, who is from Salt Spring in Montego Bay, was arrested earlier this year during a police stop in Miami, Florida, where officers recovered a firearm from the vehicle in which he was travelling.
The police say the firearm was modified with a switch Jamaicans refer to as a “chip glock”.
Squash was later transferred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and later entered a plea agreement admitting to the firearm offence as an undocumented immigrant.
His legal team has staunchly rejected the leader of an organised criminal gang tag which came up during the judicial process.
The sentencing brings an end to months of legal proceedings that have followed the entertainer since his February arrest.
Squash, known for hits such as Big Breeze and Shub Out, migrated from Jamaica several years ago but had been living in the US without proper documentation.
Following today’s ruling, Whittaker will begin serving his sentence in federal custody and is expected to face immigration action after completing his time.
His father, also present in the US, is reportedly in the custody of ICE.
- Andre Wiliams
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