BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – LENNOX GUMBS, the man who had turned himself in to police in the company of his lawyer on Wednesday (Nov. 12) following circulation in the media of a wanted poster, was charged with Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition.
A police release yesterday (Nov. 17) stated that “Gumbs of St. Johnson Village was formally arrested and charged for the offences of Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition, which were committed on 26th October 2014”.
The release did not disclose the characteristics of the firearm, the quantity of ammunition found or where the alleged incident took place.
However, following an investigation by this publication, it was learnt that the incident occurred sometime after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday (Oct. 26) at St. Johnson’s Avenue.
The investigation also revealed that members of the Delta Squad were conducting a patrol in that area when they observed a suspicious-looking vehicle and decided to stop it.
In so doing, Gumbs, who was in the vehicle along with Rodelle Clarke of Stapleton and Trevlon Stanley of Upper Monkey Hill, disembarked the vehicle and escaped the clutches of the lawmen. And while running away from them, he allegedly discarded a firearm, which was shortly thereafter retrieved by the officers.
A search of the vehicle revealed the find of a quantity of marijuana and Clarke and Stanley, along with the illegal drugs, were taken to the Basseterre Police Station. They were subsequently arrested and charged with Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Cannabis With Intent to Supply.
This is not the first time that Gumbs have had brushes with the law.
On Wednesday, October 3, 2007, Gumbs turned himself in to police at the Basseterre Police Station following an arrest warrant for Shooting at with Intent. He was subsequently charged with the offence, which was committed on Friday, September 28, 2007.
He was also charged with one count of Illegal Possession of a Firearm and one count of Illegal Possession of Ammunition.
According to a police release, members of the Anti-Gang Unit were conducting a routine operation on Friday, June 19, 2009 during which persons were stopped and searched at Buckley’s Estate.
The police release informed that during the searches, Gumbs “ran away from the police…but was later found on the railway track where he was searched”. He was found carrying one .40 calibre pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition.
And on Monday, July 16, 2013, the 26-year-old and Randy Taylor were set free for the execution-style murder of 19-year-old Trevis Henville which occurred on April 17, 2012 at Upper Shaw Avenue.
The two men were found not guilty following no case submissions made by their counsel Dr. Henry Browne and Chesley Hamilton, who were aided by Hesketh Benjamin.
