Manchester licensed firearm holder charged over alleged gun discharge in Clarendon
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The police in Clarendon have charged a Manchester licensed firearm holder for allegedly discharging his weapon without lawful justification.
He is 62-year-old Delroy Hepburn, a tour operator of Berrydale district in Manchester.
Reports from the May Pen police are that about 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, explosions were heard in Green Park district in Sandy Bay, and a team was dispatched.
The police say that upon the team’s arrival, Hepburn, who was at the location, reportedly admitted to discharging his licensed firearm several times within 40 feet of a public thoroughfare without a lawful and justifiable reason.
He was arrested and subsequently charged.
Hepburn is scheduled to appear before the Clarendon Parish Court on Thursday, October 8.
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