Jamaican Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Antigua for Illegal Firearm Possession; Companion Deported

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The Jamaican man, Riccardo McKenzie, 28, was sentenced to 20 months in prison in Antigua after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Authorities discovered a loaded 9mm pistol and seven rounds in a vehicle he was traveling in with O’Neil Swaby, a 34-year-old fellow Jamaican.

While both men were initially arrested, McKenzie took the blame.

Swaby was deported the next day.

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