KINGSTON, Jamaica – Orlando Grant, a reputed gang chief also referred to as ‘Rufus’ or ‘Glasses Man’, has been formally charged after being apprehended on a faculty compound on Easter Monday with a modified Glock-19 pistol and 50 rounds of ammunition.
The 33-year-old, who hails from a Grants Pen, Kingston 8 deal with, is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of ammunition. His arrest follows years of efforts by safety forces to seize him.
Grant was nabbed round 8:10 p.m. throughout a police operation at a faculty within the Mannings Hill district. Officers say he was carrying a black one-strap bag throughout his chest, which contained a black Glock 19 9mm pistol with a transparent prolonged journal, a black Glock journal, and 50 nine-millimetre cartridges. The weapon had been modified with an invisi-switch plate, changing it into a totally automated firearm, generally known as a “Chip Glock.”
In keeping with police, Grant informed them he had discovered the weapon on the varsity grounds. He doesn’t possess a firearm licence or allow.
Authorities say Grant is a suspect in a number of main crimes, together with a triple homicide in 2022 in Morgan Lane, and the Might 16, 2024 killing of Oshane ‘Badz’ Barclay on Rilla Avenue, Kingston 8. He’s recognized to frequent communities resembling August City and Kingston Central.
Performing Superintendent Randy Sweeney, commander of the St Andrew North police division, praised the arrest as a big breakthrough. “He’s a suspect in a triple homicide case and taking pictures incident. A number of operations had been performed to seek out him,” Sweeney stated. “We’re encouraging suspects, wished people, and individuals of curiosity to give up themselves peacefully.”
The police proceed their crackdown on gang violence within the space and are urging residents to report legal exercise by contacting Crime Cease at 311 or the Fixed Spring Police at 924-1421.
Nonetheless wished by the St Andrew North police are Emar ‘Bully Beef’ Grinmam, Andre ‘Bigga’ Lewis, and Oshane Blackwood.
