July 31, 2022
United States national charged for ammunition found in bag
ST JAMES, Jamaica— Detectives in St James arrested and charged a man with illegal possession of ammunition at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday.
The man has been identified as 27-year-old Austin Hornburger, a plumber of East County Road in Sunman, Indiana in the United States of America.
Reports are that about 8:52 am, Hornburger was in the process of checking in to depart the island. During routine checks, his bags were searched and one magazine containing seventeen 9mm rounds was seen inside a Swiss backpack he was carrying.
He was subsequently taken into custody and formally charged after being interviewed in the presence of his attorney.