Topic: gun
Air pistol charges sent to Grand Court
Two people appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday charged with importation of an unlicensed firearm on April 17, 2017.
Firearm found in water tank, jury hears
Two witnesses told a Grand Court jury on Monday about seeing a padlocked box in a water tank outside a Cayman Brac apartment occupied by Customs officer Claude Anthony Terry.
Robbery, firearm and damage add up to nine-year sentence
A modified flare gun was not loaded, but the victims of a daylight robbery did not know that, Justice Michael Wood pointed out on Friday.
Judge: Firearm offense is ‘depressingly familiar’
Justice Michael Wood imposed the mandatory sentence of seven years in a case of an unlicensed firearm on Thursday.
Gun in ganja boat case heads to Grand Court
Three men charged with importing ganja and firearms to Cayman will have their cases heard in the Grand Court next month.
Police seize gun, arrest 3
Police seized a Glock 17 automatic pistol and a number of rounds of ammunition at an address in Newlands, Bodden Town following a search of the premises Wednesday.
Police seized a Glock 17 automatic pistol and a number of rounds of ammunition at an address in Newlands, Bodden Town following a search of the premises Wednesday.
Police seized a Glock 17 automatic pistol and a number of rounds of ammunition at an address in Newlands, Bodden Town following a search of the premises Wednesday.
Loaded gun recovered from man’s hotel room
James Harris Winton Jr., 37, appeared in Summary Court on Monday facing charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and six rounds of ammunition.
Loaded gun seized, two arrested in police operation
Police arrested two people after seizing a loaded firearm during a search of a premises in West Bay Wednesday.
Nine years for second firearm offense
A man who pleaded guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm received a sentence of nine years instead of the mandatory seven years because it was his second similar offense.
Eight years for possession of unlicensed shotgun
A man who admitted threatening someone with a shotgun was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years’ imprisonment for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Cayman’s ‘Calypso Cowboy’ shot outside home
A Cayman Islands musician known as “The Calypso Cowboy” was shot outside his George Town home Monday night.
Police: Armed men rob Smith Road business
Three men with covered faces, two of whom were armed, entered a liquor-licensed business on Smith Road around 10 p.m. Saturday and demanded cash, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said.
NEW: Police search for weapon outside prison
Police responded to Northward Prison after it was reported that a visitor brought a gun into a prison checkpoint area.
14 years for gun possession
A judge on Tuesday sentenced Jose Guadalupe Sanchez to 14 years in prison for two counts of gun possession.
Six years for pointing fake gun at police
Gun crime is the “scourge of the Caribbean,” a judge warned as she sentenced a 23-year-old man to six years’ imprisonment for pointing an imitation firearm at police officers.
Handgun, ammo charges go to Grand Court
Firearms charges against Randy James Parchment were committed to Grand Court on Monday after the defendant elected to have his matter heard in the higher court.
Savannah man charged with firearm offense
A Savannah resident appeared in Summary Court on Monday afternoon charged with possession of a revolver and ammunition without a firearms license.
Police make arrests in serious cases
Royal Cayman Islands Police put more than a dozen serious crime suspects in lockup or before the courts in August, culminating in the last full week of the month with the arrest of three attempted murder suspects, five drug suspects and the seizure of two unlicensed firearms.
Court orders two retrials
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has ordered retrials in two cases after hearing arguments over the past two weeks.
Man bailed on gun charge
An East End man charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm appeared in Summary Court on Friday, when he was granted bail until Sept. 6.
Quick arrests in recent violent attacks
Royal Cayman Islands Police have made quick arrests in a string of violent incidents that occurred around Grand Cayman since the start of August.
Gunshots fired in George Town
Shots were fired at a George Town apartment early Tuesday, but no one was hurt, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
Armed robbers hit Savannah store
Two men, one armed with a handgun, robbed a store in Savannah Friday night, police reported.
Defendant’s DNA on shotgun, jury told
A Grand Court jury began hearing evidence on Wednesday in the case of Tonie Elford Bush, who has pleaded not guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Two men in court for loaded gun
Two men appeared in Summary Court on Monday, charged with possession of a Lorcin semiautomatic pistol and six rounds of live ammunition without a license.
Two charged with gun possession
A fight involving multiple people at a West Bay Road nightclub just after 3 a.m. Saturday led police to arrest two men after officers found a gun in a vehicle, according to police.
Police say man pulled fake gun during dispute
Just before 2 a.m. Friday, a man pulled a fake gun on patrons during an argument at the Rooftop Lounge and Bar on Mary Street in central George Town, according to police.
Bail withheld on imitation firearm charge
Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn withheld bail on Wednesday after hearing an application on behalf of Jonathan Welcome, who is accused of having an imitation firearm with intent to resist arrest.
Man and woman charged for pistol, ammunition
Two people arrested for a firearm on Saturday, April 23, appeared in Summary Court on Monday.
Man faces imitation firearm charge
Jonathan Welcome, 22, appeared in Summary Court on Monday, charged with possession of an imitation firearm and another offense arising from an incident in George Town on April 17.
Suspect in police standoff arrested
A man who police said pulled a gun on two Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers was arrested early Friday in George Town’s Prospect neighborhood.
Police still seek firearm-wielding suspect
A man who police said pulled a gun on two Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers continued to elude capture Thursday, according to officers involved in the hunt for the suspect.
Shot fired during robbery at West Bay restaurant
One customer was struck in the head, several other customers were robbed and a shot was fired during a hold-up at West Bay’s Alfresco restaurant Sunday night.
Three given jail sentences for firearm offense
Two men were jailed Tuesday for 10 years each and a woman was jailed for two years for possessing an unlicensed firearm.
