St Catherine man allegedly caught with Uzi
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man has been charged with possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition after he was allegedly nabbed with an illegal firearm in Tryall Heights, Spanish Town on Sunday, January 15.
Charged is 28-year-old Oshane Riley of St Jago Gardens in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that about 11:15 pm, lawmen were in the area when they saw Riley walking along the roadway with an object in his hand. Upon their approach, Riley reportedly dropped the object and attempted to flee the scene. He was accosted, and the item retrieved and found to be an Uzi semi-automatic pistol with a magazine containing thirteen 9mm rounds of ammunition.
He was subsequently taken into custody and charged following an interview.
Riley’s court date is being finalised.
