St Mary man charged after pointing gun at police
Published:Thursday | April 30, 2020 | 10:08 AM
A man who was shot and injured after allegedly pointing a firearm at the police at his home in Jeffrey Town, Gayle in St Mary has been charged.
He is 55-year-old David Williams, a farmer of Coffee in the parish, who is charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition and assault at common law.
The police report that about 11:15 p.m. on Friday, April 24, a team was responding to reports of a disturbance at Williams’ home.
He allegedly pulled a firearm from his waistband, pointed it at the police team, and was subsequently shot.
A 9mm pistol and five 9mm rounds of ammunition were seized in the incident.
He was admitted to hospital under police guard and was later charged.
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