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Spanish Town man gets 25 years for armed robbery

Published:Thursday | April 21, 2022 | 3:23 PM
Oneil Wright, of Spanish Town, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for assault with intent to rob, 20 years for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, and 25 years for wounding with intent. The sentences are to run concurrently.

A St Catherine man who shot and injured a businessman during a robbery in Spanish Town in 2017 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes handed down the sentence today.

Oneil Wright, of Spanish Town, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for assault with intent to rob, 20 years for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, and 25 years for wounding with intent.

The sentences are to run concurrently, so he will serve 25 years imprisonment.

Wright's sentence arose from an incident on September 4, 2017, along Brunswick Avenue in St Catherine.

The court heard that he and an accomplice went to the business place, during which the complainant was shot and injured.

An investigation by the Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch led to Wright's arrest and charge.

- Rasbert Turner

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