‘DEMMEY’ FACING SEVERAL GUN-RELATED CHARGES
Detectives assigned to the St. Mary Policing division have laid Discharge of Firearm, Possession of Prohibited Weapon, Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition and Creating Public Mischief charges against a St. Mary native following an incident in the parish on Friday, March 07.
Charged is 27-year-old Damarie Brown, otherwise called ‘Demmey’, of River Road, Gayle, St. Mary.
Reports from the Gayle Police are that at about 11:00 a.m., Brown filed a report claiming that while he was at a river, he was confronted and shot by two masked men who then fled the area on foot. Brown was taken to the hospital for treatment and was subsequently released. However, further investigations revealed that Brown had accidentally shot himself.
A search of his premises revealed a Taurus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing one round.
Brown was taken into custody and was later charged following a question-and-answer session.
His court date is being finalised.
