Two charged over gun seized in Westmoreland
Published:Monday | January 27, 2025 | 2:56 PM
The police in Westmoreland have charged two persons over the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Lennox, Darliston on Sunday.
Charged is 38-year-old Phillip Warren, otherwise called 'Max,' a farmer, and 22-year-old Roshelle Hacker, otherwise called 'Rush', both of Lennox.
They are charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition.
Reports from the Darliston police are that about 5:20 a.m., lawmen conducted a search of Warren and Hacker's residence and found a Taurus pistol fitted with a magazine containing
thirteen 9mm rounds.
An additional magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition was discovered in a toilet bowl in the bathroom.
Warren and Hacker were taken into custody and were subsequently charged.
Their court date is being finalised.
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