20-y-o phone thief arrested and charged
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November 22, 2022

20-y-o phone thief arrested and charged

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 20-year-old man is in custody after he was nabbed by law enforcers hours after committing a robbery in Greenwhich Farm on Monday, November 14.

Charged with robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm is Romaine Palmer, otherwise called ‘Nelly’ of Central Road, Kingston 13.

Reports are that Palmer was one of two men who held up and robbed a man of his cellular phone on East Avenue in Greenwich Farm, Kingston 13. The man was allegedly walking along the roadway when he was approached by Palmer and the other man when one of the men pulled a firearm and robbed him of his cellular phone before escaping.

Palmer was arrested hours later.

He was charged following an interview on Saturday, November 19.

His court date is being finalised.

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