Two men charged after woman allegedly robbed during Portland taxi ride

Portland detectives have charged two men with multiple offences following the alleged abduction and robbery of a woman in St Margaret’s Bay last month.

Charged are 31-year-old electrician Jerome McLean and 24-year-old labourer Kagan Gibson, both of Snow Hill in the parish.

They have been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, using a firearm to commit a felony, robbery with aggravation, being part of a criminal organisation, and benefiting from criminal activity, according to a police statement issued on Monday.

Reports from the Port Antonio police are that about 12:30 a.m., on Saturday, March 28, a woman boarded a Toyota Probox motor car being operated as a taxi. During the journey, the driver allegedly diverted from the main road, after which three men emerged.

It is further reported that the driver brandished a firearm and robbed the woman of $40,000 and US$5.

She was later released along the Snow Hill main road.

The matter was reported to the police, and an investigation was launched.

McLean and Gibson were subsequently implicated and later apprehended during a targeted operation.

Both men were charged on Sunday, following a question-and-answer session in the presence of their attorneys.

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