Brathwaite admits firearm offences

A Foul Bay, St Philip man has been remanded to Dodds Prison pending sentencing after admitting to possessing and using an unlicensed firearm in a shooting incident in Silver Sands nearly three years ago.

Rico Jamal Brathwaite asked to be re-arraigned in the No. 4 Supreme Court and admitted to possessing a 9mm calibre firearm and using it without a valid licence on November 9, 2023.

Police were on duty at the community outpost in Silver Sands, Christ Church, when they heard two loud explosions outside the caravan at around 3:45 p.m., the court heard.