17-y-o boy among three charged for gun possession
Published:Tuesday | June 27, 2023 | 4:23 PM
The police have charged three males, including a 17-year-old, in connection with the seizure of an illegal gun on Strand Street, Montego Bay, St James.
The adults are 22-year-old Clive Lawson, otherwise called 'Greedy', of Catherine Mount in Montego Bay, and 50-year-old Richard Kirlew, otherwise called 'Trooper', a taxi operator of Clarke Street in Mount Salem.
All three are charged with unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition.
The incident happened on Friday, June 23.
A report from the Montego Bay police is that about 6:30 p.m., Lawson was seen acting in a manner that aroused the suspicion of the police.
He proceeded to enter a taxi and the vehicle was stopped and searched by the police.
They say the search yielded a Single Action browning 9mm pistol along with nine 9mm rounds of ammunition.
All three persons were taken into custody.
They were charged on Monday, June 26 following a question-and-answer session with their respective attorneys.
Their court date is being finalised.
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