‘Cow’ Granted Bail On Multiple Gun-Related Charges

The First District Court has granted $60,000 bail in cash or suitable surety to twenty-one-year-old Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ in connection with multiple gun-related charges. Police apprehended George on Friday in a probe into a recent shooting in Castries. At about 4:30 pm on that day, officers responded to a shooting on Trinity Church Road. They arrested one male suspect they saw running from New Village and recovered a loaded illegal firearm the fugitive threw into a drain. As a result of their investigation, officers charged Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ with the following offences: 1)Possession of Firearm. 2)Possession of Ammunition. 3)Using a Firearm with Intent to Cause Harm. 4)Discharging a Firearm in a Public Place. Police are also investigating a shooting incident that occurred at Cul de Sac on Saturday, resulting in injury to a man in his twenties from the same area. A private vehicle conveyed the victim to the hospital after a bullet, allegedly fired by a known individual, grazed his head. The recent shootings have added to an alarming surge in gun violence that has prompted calls for harsher penalties for gun crimes. The article ‘Cow’ Granted Bail On Multiple Gun-Related Charges is from St. Lucia Times.