Three arrested in Westmoreland after gun found under pillow
The Westmoreland police have now charged three men who were on Wednesday arrested after they were held with an illegal firearm and ammunition.
The police say one Bersa Thunder 9mm pistol with a magazine containing three 9mm rounds of ammunition were seized during an operation in Gordon district, Whitehouse, Westmoreland on Wednesday, April 27.
Charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition are 21-year-old Rojay Webb, 18-year-old Kyle Campbell and 20-year-old Anthony Frazer, all of Gordon district addresses in the parish.
Reports from the Whitehouse Police are that about 4:48 am, lawmen were in the area when they searched a premises that was occupied by four men. During a search of the premises, the firearm was found under a pillow on a bed.
Following a question and answer session in the presence of their attorneys, Webb, Campbell and Frazer were jointly charged. However, their court date has not been finalised.
The fourth man was questioned and released.