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JAM | Feb 20, 2026

Hanover man charged with assault at common law, possession of prohibited weapon

Toriann Ellis

Toriann Ellis / Our Today

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Detectives assigned to the Hanover Policing Division arrested and charged 39-year-old Devroy Morrison, otherwise called ‘Dev,’ a labourer of Old Pen, Hopewell, in the parish, following an incident in his community on Tuesday, January 27.

He has been charged with assault at common law and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Reports from the Lucea Police are that at about 6:00 pm, Morrison was approached and accosted by a man about the theft of some lumber from his yard. An argument developed, and the man armed himself with a machete, to which Morrison responded by brandishing a firearm. The man then fled the scene and made a report to the police.

On Monday, February 16, Morrison was arrested during a police operation in his community. He was charged the following day after a question-and-answer session.

His court date is being finalised.

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