Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Possession, Charges Against Co-Defendants Withdrawn

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Ridge Turner pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel this morning to charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, while charges against his two co-defendants were withdrawn.

Turner, 33, of Parham, has been remanded into custody until Wednesday when he will appear for sentencing.

The guilty plea stems from an incident that occurred around 5:30 am on Saturday, April 26, when officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Task Force were conducting a mobile patrol in the Grays Farm area.

Police observed Turner behaving suspiciously and conducted a search, which resulted in the discovery of one .32mm pistol and one round of ammunition on his person.

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In a separate but related incident, Turner had also been charged alongside 34-year-old Tristan Armstrong of Golden Grove and 31-year-old Kasey Wendrick of Crosbies for unlawful possession of a .32mm round of ammunition.

According to police reports, officers found the ammunition inside a vehicle occupied by all three individuals in Grays Farm on the same morning.

These charges against Armstrong and Wendrick have now been withdrawn.

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Comments (6)

  • Rhea April 29, 2025, 6:21 AM

    They didn’t know he had a gun? What if they had intentions? Hmmmmm
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  • Antigua Surf April 29, 2025, 6:46 AM

    hmmmmm. Antiguans don’t stop at nothing. I will always cry about the Amnesty. It’s there take the gun in. And once they don’t voluntarily take this gun charge them hard
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  • Stone April 29, 2025, 7:26 AM

    Jail time for you and another gun off the streets, but I still don’t understand why they prefer 1735 to freedom. Maybe, just maybe things are not as bad as they say it is
    Reply
  • Unruly One April 29, 2025, 11:31 AM

    Send them to jail and let them do the time. Jail thing not making sense because it seems like everybody running to go jail.
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  • Luka Johnson April 29, 2025, 12:16 PM

    They must investigate to find out where he got that weapon.
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  • Ninika Is Back April 29, 2025, 3:05 PM

    Rawdon Turner, your cousin, needs to behave properly. Have a talk with him. I know him from Parham, and he has always been notorious. He lives a thug life and never wants to do real work. Please get him a job. You can get him to clean the sidewalks and lift some blocks.
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