Clarendon security guard charged with murder
Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2023 | 2:16 PM
The police in Clarendon on Tuesday charged a 36-year-old security guard in connection with last week's fatal gun attack in Juno Crescent in May Pen.
Charged with unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition and using a prohibited weapon to commit a felony is Sirron Walford, otherwise called 'McKay', of Juno Crescent.
He is charged with the shooting death of 31-year-old Joseph McLean on Thursday, December 07.
The police say information received indicated that McLean was at a bar in the community when he was pounced upon by three men who opened gunfire at him.
The men escaped in a motor vehicle.
McLean was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A day after the murder, detectives gathered and verified evidence through interviews.
This led to Walford being apprehended on Friday, December 08.
He was charged on Tuesday, December 12, after a question and answer session.
His court date is being finalised.
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