CLARENDON, Jamaica – A 36-year-old security guard from Clarendon has been arrested and charged with the murder of another man, the May Pen Criminal Investigations Branch is reporting.

Charged is Sirron Walford, otherwise called ‘McKay’, of Juno Crescent, May Pen. He is charged with the murder of 31-year-old Joseph McLean.

Walford has also been charged with unauthorised possession of prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and using a prohibited weapon to commit a felony.

These charges stem from an incident in Juno Crescent in the parish on Thursday, December 7.

According to the police, about 11:45 am, McLean was at a bar in the community when he was pounced upon by three men who opened gunfire at him. The men escaped in a motor vehicle.

McLean was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

“A day after the murder of McLean, detectives gathered and verified evidence through interviews. They then apprehended Walford on Friday, December 8. On Tuesday, Walford was charged after a question-and-answer session,” a statement from the police’s Corporate Communication Unit said on Wednesday.

His court date is being finalised.