PORT ANTONIO, Portland; Aug. 27, 2025
A contractor from Portland has been slapped with gun charges after he reportedly threatened a man in his community.
Charged is 42-year-old contractor Jerome Williams of Ranch Hill, Port Antonio, Portland. He is charged with professing to have a prohibited weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon, and assault at common law.
The charges arose out of an incident in Ranch Hill on Wednesday, August 20.
Reports from the Port Antonio Police are that at about 7:00 a.m., Â on Wednesday, August 20, Williams approached two men who were planting light poles in a section of the community and queried what was happening.
One of the two men informed him they had permission; however, he took away the man’s machete and told him he would uproot the poles.
The police report did not say whether Williams expected to be contracted to do the work or why he questioned the men about planting the poles.
Moments later, the man saw Williams running towards him, with the machete in one hand and a firearm in the other, threatening to shoot him. The man ran to escape injury and reported the matter to the police.
Williams was pointed out and taken into custody later that day. He was subsequently charged on Monday, August 25, after he was interviewed in the presence of his attorney.
His court date is being finalised.
