December 21, 2024
Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica
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St Ann men accused of armed hold-up, robbery of household charged

 

 

Two St Ann men have been charged with robbery with aggravation and conspiracy to robbery with aggravation in relation to an incident that occurred in Enfield district, Brown’s Town in St. Ann on Wednesday, December 28, 2022.

 

Charged are 36-year-old Keston Kelly otherwise called ‘Gasse’, a labourer of Parry Town and 31-year old Kingsley Bailey otherwise called ‘Dane’, of Enfield district, Brown’s Town, both in St. Ann.

 

Reports are that about 3:30 p.m., Kelly and Bailey conspired with another man and went to the home of residents in Enfield. Kelly and Bailey and another man were armed with ratchet knives.

 

Police said the armed thugs held up members of the household; bound them and then proceeded to rob them of Jewellery, cash, and other valuables. A report was made to the Police, an investigation launched and both men were arrested. Kelly and Bailey were formally charged after a question-and-answer session in the presence of their attorneys. Their court date has not been finalised.

 

The other man who allegedly participated in the armed robbery is being sought by the police.

 

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