Man arrested in connection with armed robbery at nightclub

A 23-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly robbed a patron at a nightclub in Ewarton, St Catherine, and used an illegal gun to hit his victim during the incident on Sunday night.

The accused is being held on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon, robbery with aggravation, unlawful wounding and malicious destruction of property.

Reports are that about 11:45 p.m., the 66-year-old complainant was at Club Amazura on Main Street when he was held up and robbed of $17,000 by the suspect.

During the incident, the complainant reportedly put up resistance and the suspect held him by the shirt and hit him in the face with a gun.

The complainant reportedly ran to the Ewarton Police Station and reported the matter.

Police personnel then accompanied him back to the scene where he pointed out the suspect.

When searched a Beretta pistol affixed with a magazine containing seven rounds of nine-millimetre cartridges was reportedly found on his person.

He was arrested.

- Rasbert Turner

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