At about 23:20hrs last night (Sunday), Police ranks were on Mobile patrol duties in ‘D’ Field Sophia when they observed a white Senta motor vehicle bearing registration number HD 3450 proceeding South along a road in the area with three male occupants inside the vehicle.
One of the ranks signalled the driver of the car to stop and he complied. The ranks requested to conduct a search of the motor vehicle and their persons to which they agreed. The ranks then requested that the occupants exit the vehicle and in the process, one of the occupants exited the car and began running south along Black and White Road and turned east into a street.
One of the ranks — a Lance Corporal –gave chase during which he observed the suspect take out a black object (a firearm) from the waist of his pants, throw it on the road, continue running, and make good his escape.
The rank picked up the object which, when examined, was observed to be a 9MM pistol, without any serial number.
The other two occupants in the vehicle gave their names as Kevin Felix, a 46-year-old Taxi Driver from Lamaha Park, Georgetown, who was the driver of the car; and Toussant Benjamin, a 22-year-old Construction Worker of ‘B’ Field Sophia.
A search was carried out on their persons and the car but nothing of evidential value was found. They were arrested and escorted to the Turkeyen Police Station. According to Kevin Felix, on the night in question, he was working taxi when he received a call on his cellular phone from a male who told him to pick him up at Third Street Cummings Lodge.
On his arrival at the pickup spot, he observed it was two males (one of whom he recognised to be Jonathan (only name given) who is the brother of one of his frequent passengers from ‘A’ Field Sophia, and Benjamin. After picking up the men, they told him they were going to ‘A’ Field Sophia and while en route they were stopped by the police patrol.
The driver denied having any knowledge that’Jonathan had a firearm in his possession. Checks were made in the area for Jonathan but he was not located. The firearm was taken to the CID Headquarters, Eve Leary where it was fumed for latent fingerprints. The magazine was ejected from the firearm and it contained seven rounds of 9MM ammunition.
Investigations continue.
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