CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – AFTER committing a number of offences more than four years ago, 33-year-old Lawton Forbes of Hamilton, Nevis was found guilty and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.
According to a police communiqué, he was sentenced on Monday (Nov. 30) to seven years imprisonment for the offence of Wounding with Intent and a similar jail time for Possession of Firearm and Possession of Ammunition.
Both sentences are to run concurrently.
Forbes, according to a past police report, was arrested and charged with the offences of Attempted Murder, Possession of an Illegal Firearm, Possession of Ammunition and Smuggling of an Illegal Firearm into the Federation.
“The charges stem from a shooting incident in Charlestown on Friday (March 4, 2016) and a stop and search conducted while officers were responding to the reported gunfire in Charlestown. Forbes was stopped in the Ramsbury area and was seen throwing the weapon into the brush,” the report stated.
Information reaching SKNVibes on the day of the incident stated that around 9:00 p.m. two individuals were engaged in an altercation in the vicinity of the Octagon Bar in Charlestown, with one of them chasing the other and shots were fired during the process.
It also stated that while the incident was taking place, a male and a female, who were on Hunkins Drive, heard the reports of gunfire and they went into their vehicle in an effort to leave the area.
However, in doing so, a bullet entered the vehicle and struck the male on one of his arms.
A police report, issued on the following morning, stated that increased presence of officers in Charlestown resulted in the quick apprehension of the suspect, Lawton Forbes, who was making his escape in the Ramsbury area.
