MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING SEIZURE IN ST JAMES
The St James Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Orange District, Montego Bay, in the parish, on Wednesday, October 14.
The accused has been identified as 41-year-old Kenrick Williams, a mason of Orange District, Montego Bay, St James. He has been charged with Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Unauthorised Possession of Ammunition under the Firearms Act.
Reports are that at approximately 6:30 a.m., a team of police officers, acting on information and armed with a search warrant, conducted an operation at Williams’ dwelling house. During a search of the premises, the officers reportedly discovered a clear plastic bag containing a Taurus pistol fitted with a magazine loaded with ten 9mm rounds on a shelf in a room.
Williams was taken into custody and subsequently charged following an interview with investigators.
His court date is being finalised.
