Tag: gun possession
Suspected Russian gun smuggler bailed for $30k
(CNS): Anton Parygin (45), who was arrested at Owen Roberts Airport at the weekend after three firearms were found in his luggage, has been released from jail after he posted a $30,000 bail and surrendered his three passports. Parygin, who is a Russian national but also has Canadian and Israeli citizenship, will be staying at […]
Customs officer admits having two illegal guns and ammo
(CNS): Timothy Earle McKenzie (45), a customs officer for more than two decades, has admitted to the illegal possession of two handguns and over 50 rounds of ammunition. The veteran civil servant, who has no previous convictions, appeared in court Wednesday and entered guilty pleas to two counts of possession of an illegal firearm and […]
Cops found gun in backpack during home search
(CNS): A jury heard how police conducting a search of Adam Marvick Llewellyn’s home in the Rock Hole area of George Town last May found a .38 revolver and five rounds of ammunition in a pouch inside a backpack in his bedroom. Llewellyn (54) has denied that the weapon was his. As Orrett Brown opened […]
Cops find gun and ammo in crime crackdown
(CNS): As armed police take to the streets in an effort to deter further crime and catch those responsible for the surge of robberies over the last five months, officers have arrested three people after finding a loaded gun and additional rounds of ammunition during searches of two different vehicles stopped in Prospect and a […]
Manderson on the run following gun conviction
(CNS): Marcus Steve Manderson (33), who jumped court bail while on remand facing firearm charges and then, police believe, left the islands by boat, is likely back on Grand Cayman and in hiding. Manderson, from West Bay, was convicted in absentia for possession of an unlicensed gun on 2 December. Police said that investigators strongly […]
Man denies allegations of attempted murder
(CNS): Luisto Eusebio Hernandez (27), from East End, has denied trying to kill another man during a shooting in Windsor Park in April this year. Hernandez, who is currently in custody after going on the run, pleaded not guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and attempted murder when he appeared in court Friday via […]
Social media video lands GT man gun charge
(CNS): A 38-year-old man is facing the prospect of a decade behind bars because he posted a video of himself on social media holding a shotgun that did not belong to him. The man was charged on 16 November with possession of an unlicensed firearm, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years if […]
Suspects deny $40 robbery at GT gas station
(CNS): Three men accused of a robbery conspiracy at the Esso gas station on Dorcy Drive, George Town, in March have denied the charges and will face trial next year. Devon Emmanuel Wright (31), from Cayman Brac, is accused of entering the gas station store and firing a shot before robbing $40 from a customer […]
Two local men admit gun-related charges
(CNS): The prevalence of illegal guns was illustrated Friday when two men appeared in court in relation to gun charges. Charles Walton III admitted robbing a man on the street while armed with a gun and Eddie Marlon Ebanks admitted having a pistol in his home. Walton was remanded in custody until 25 November, when […]
Customs officer faces trial over two loaded guns
(CNS): Timothy McKenzie (45), a customs officer currently on required leave with full pay while on remand at HMP Northward, has pleaded not guilty to four gun-related charges and is expected to go on trial before the end of this year. McKenzie appeared in court Friday and denied the illegal possession of two loaded semi-automatic […]
Two men arrested for attempted murder
(CNS): A 31-year-old man from George Town and a 28-year-old man from Bodden Town have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm following a shooting that happened in West Bay early Thursday morning in which a man was shot in the leg and a dog was shot and […]
