A 23-year-old man is now in police custody after allegedly robbing a nightclub patron in Ewarton, St. Catherine, and assaulting him with an illegal firearm on Sunday night.
The suspect is being held on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon, robbery with aggravation, unlawful wounding, and malicious destruction of property.
According to police reports, around 11:45 p.m., a 66-year-old man was at Club Amazura on Main Street when he was accosted by the suspect and robbed of $17,000.
When the victim resisted, the suspect allegedly grabbed him by the shirt and struck him in the face with a gun. The complainant managed to escape and ran to the Ewarton Police Station, where he reported the incident.
Police officers accompanied the victim back to the nightclub, where he pointed out the suspect. Upon searching him, the police reportedly discovered a Beretta pistol with a magazine containing seven rounds of nine-millimetre ammunition.
The suspect was immediately arrested. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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