Westmoreland taxi operator charged with assault
Published:Thursday | May 25, 2023 | 11:37 AM
Twenty-year-old David Kennedy, otherwise called 'Brown Man', a taxi operator of Whitehall, Negril, Westmoreland has been charged with assault at common law and possession of a prohibited weapon following an incident in Tank Hill, Negril on Tuesday.
Reports from the Negril Police Station are that about 6:00 p.m., a man was at his home when Kennedy approached and pointed a firearm at him and threatened to kill him.
Fearing for his life, the man ran from his house to the police station, where he made a report.
On Wednesday, May 24, Kennedy was arrested and charged after being pointed out to the police.
His court date is being finalised.
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