Teen, 23 year-old facing gun charges

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Teen, 23 year-old facing gun charges

A Trelawny man and a teenager from St Ann are to face court on gun and other violence-related charges for separate crimes committed in the two parishes. Both were charged last week. The teen is 18 year-old Linchris McBean,...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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