Manchester farmer freed after judge upholds no-case submission in ammo case

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Radcliffe Frazer, a farmer who was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, was on Monday acquitted in the Manchester Parish Court after Senior Parish Judge Anneil Coote-Guinness upheld a no-case submission advanced by his attorneys, Rodain Richardson and Amy Dunkley of Richardson Law Chambers. The matter arose from a police operation conducted in Manchester on November 4, 2024, during which officers reportedly stopped and searched a motor vehicle in which Frazer was travelling as a passenger. During the search, police reportedly discovered ammunition concealed among items found in the vehicle. Frazer and the driver were subsequently arrested and jointly charged in connection with the discovery. Frazer maintained that he had no knowledge of the ammunition and denied having possession, custody or control of the items allegedly recovered. At the close of the pros