Criminal charges update in Halls Road shooting incident

Police from the Major Crimes Unit and the Antigun and Gangs Unit have arrested and formally charged several individuals for several criminal matters, which arose out of circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at School Lane, Halls Road, St Michael, on July 16.

The charges are as follows:

Edward DaCosta Gollop, 48, of School Lane, Halls Road, St Michael and Michael Keenan Blackett, 26, of Block 2C, Flat Rock, St George are jointly charged with the following offences, which occurred on July 16:

• Violent disorder
• Three counts of endangering life

In addition, Gollop is charged separately for the offence of use of firearm.

Meanwhile, Gollop; Ayla Nikita Harewood, 33, of School Lane, Halls Road, St Michael; Dwayne Errol Walcott, 40,
of Bamboo Road, St Lawrence, Christ Church; and Blackett are jointly charged with the following offence,
which occurred on August 5:

• Arson

Gollop and Harewood are also jointly charged with the following offences, which occurred on August 14:

• Possession of one (1)AP15 rifle
• Possession of one (1) Glock pistol
• Possession of twenty-six (26) rounds of .223 ammunition
• Possession of six (6) rounds of .40 ammunition

Earlier today  they all appeared at the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Douglas Frederick where they were all remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons at Dodds.

They are scheduled to reappear on September 25.