21-year-old Westmoreland man charged with murder and 20-year-old St. Andrew man on gun-related charg
A 20-year-old St Andrew man faces a gun-related charge, while a 21-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged with murder following their involvement in separate incidents of violence this month.
The Hunts Bay Police in St Andrew has charged Malike Johnson, otherwise called 'Ralph', of Palm Grove Court, Kingston 11, about an incident on Uganda Drive, Payne Avenue on April 7.
It is alleged that at about 11:30 a.m., Johnson approached a female, pulled a gun and fired a shot. This alleged incident reported to the police, and Johnson was arrested on April 9. He was charged last Saturday, April 17, following an interview.
Meanwhile, the Westmoreland Police charged Garth Spence with murder following the April 14 attack on 26-year-old O'Brian Cunningham, who was also from Hudson Street.
The allegations are that at about 11:30 p.m. on April 14, Cunningham and a female companion went to a shop in the community when he was attacked by three men, one of them Spence.
Cunningham's female companion called the police, and when the cops arrived, a blood trail was seen. Cunningham was eventually found in bushes with wounds to the head. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Spence was subsequently arrested on Monday, April 19, during an operation on Hudson Street and charged yesterday with Cunningham's murder, based on a statement provided by an eyewitness.
The date for his court appearance has not yet been finalized.
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