Lawmen attached to the St. James Policing Division have seized a prohibited weapon and charged a man during a mobile patrol along Fustic Road, Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, February 03.
Charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon is 20-year-old Matthew Willis, a deliveryman of Star Apple Boulevard, Catherine Hall, in the parish.
Reports from the Barnett Street Police are that at about 9:30 p.m., during their patrol, the accused man saw the service vehicle and started to act in a manner that aroused their suspicion. He was apprehended, and a brown bag he was carrying was searched.
During the search, a Taurus G2C 9mm pistol with an empty magazine was found. Willis was later transported to the station, where he was subsequently charged for the offense.
His court date is being finalized.
