WESTMORELAND, Jamaica –A man has been charged with illegal possession of firearm and assault at common-law, stemming from an alleged dispute he had with a teenage boy nearly three months ago.

Twenty-seven-year-old Delan Stephens otherwise called ‘Six Boss’, a bike taxi operator of Shanty Town in Little London, Westmoreland, was slapped with the charges on Sunday.

Reports are that about 5:00 pm on August 31, Stephens along with another man were involved in a dispute with the teenager on Top Road, Little London. The men allegedly left and returned, armed with a rifle and fired a shot in the air, while threatening the teen. They again left the area, but later returned and pointed a handgun at the teen. The boy ran and a report was made to the police.

The police visited the scene and found a spent casing. An investigation commenced, which led to Stephens being apprehended during an operation on Thursday, November 17 and later charged.

His court date is being arranged. The police are pursuing Stephens’ accomplice.