Taxi operator accused of hitting policeman with car charged
Published:Friday | December 29, 2023 | 7:29 PM
The 33-year-old taxi operator who allegedly hit a policeman with a motor car on Knutsford Boulevard in Kingston on November 9 has been charged with attempted murder.
He is Peter Johnson, of Greater Portmore, St Catherine.
The police say about noon, Johnson was being prosecuted for several traffic offences when he drove a Toyota Probox in the direction of a policeman, who was hit by the passenger door of the vehicle.
The Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force says the policeman fired a round at Johnson in defence of his life, and Johnson was hit in the leg.
He was taken to hospital where he was treated and released. Johnson was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted murder.
He is scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish court on February 16, 2024.
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