Portmore robbery accused to face music

Twenty-three-year-old Jordan Gregory, unemployed of Independence City, Gregory Park, St Catherine, was arrested and charged with robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm, following an incident that occurred on Cedar Avenue, Portmore Pines in Portmore, St Catherine on March 18.

Reports from the police are that at 11:45 p.m., Gregory, who was the driver of a Nissan Teana motor car, along with two other men armed with firearms, accosted a man and robbed him of his iPhone valued at $180,000, as well as $10,000 and the key for a Toyota Mark X motor car.

The gunmen attempted to steal the Mark X but were unsuccessful. An attempt was also made to abduct the man but he fled the scene and made a report to the police.

Police quickly responded and the Teana was intercepted along the Portmore Toll Road. Two men ran from the vehicle, however, Gregory was held. One submachine gun loaded with a magazine containing three 9mm cartridges was found inside the trunk of the vehicle.

Gregory was charged after he gave a caution statement.