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14-year-old Arrested for Possessing Imitation Firearm

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A teenager was arrested for possessing an imitation firearm.

The 14-year-old was charged with carrying an offensive weapon after the incident occurred at approximately 10:20 PM on June 28, 2025, in Lightfoot.

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Comments (12)

  • informed Citizen July 2, 2025, 7:49 PM

    Fourteen. That’s barely out of childhood and already wrapped up in this kind of mess? We have to face it, something is deeply broken in how we’re raising and protecting our youth.

  • Ben Simmons July 2, 2025, 6:23 PM

    I would beat the imitation off his behind

  • Antigua Surf July 2, 2025, 6:04 AM

    Should charge the parents as well. What the hell their child doing on the road after 10pm with a gun

  • Raheem July 2, 2025, 6:02 AM

    14 year old? He is already pruned to making his parents disappointed. Parents are sleeping in this generation

  • Anonymous July 1, 2025, 6:37 PM

    Janice Southwell needs to learn how to spell , the Antiguan education system has failed her and is currently failing our children….

  • Sheesh July 1, 2025, 1:07 PM

    I am 16 and I never had thoughts in my head about guns. I guess some fellas head screw on wrong.

  • Janice Southwell. July 1, 2025, 11:36 AM

    Whoever is juju bee must be a kid with these laim comments under these stories. Now to address the real issue. If a 14 year old is obsessed with immigration guns then there’s a deeper issue at bay. Somewhere in his puberty mind he is thinking of the real deal. Just prepping himself for the real smoking gun.

  • Cleopatra July 1, 2025, 11:24 AM

    Madness yes. You can see where these children are heading. Jesus take the wheel

  • Ryan July 1, 2025, 10:05 AM

    What is he doing with a imitation gun. He is clearly practicing for the real deal. At 14 his mind should be on future goals. Girls even. Just not guns. Its a crazy world we are living in

  • Juju Bee July 1, 2025, 9:37 AM

    Ah fed up

  • Donna July 1, 2025, 8:58 AM

    Where is the father of this young teen? Lord Jesus, please help parents, especially fathers, to be birth fathers to their teenage boys and young men. We are losing our young men and boys to crimes. We can’t let Satan win this battle with our male children.

  • [email protected] July 1, 2025, 8:38 AM

    Plenty tings wrong with this story.
    What incident. ? Also. Age 14?
    After 10pm ?(pm is night correct?).
    Ummm. The curfew imposed is still in effect? Where are the parents. ? Pupa Jesus. Help.

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