Hanover men charged in connection with $74,000 church theft
Published:Wednesday | June 24, 2020 | 9:20 AM
Two men have been slapped with charges of sacrilege following their arrest in connection with the theft of sound equipment from a church in Dias, Hanover on Sunday.
They are 19-year-old Jowarne Watson, otherwise called ‘Tuggy’ and 18-year-old Dehomarko Buchanan, otherwise called ‘Messi', who are both from Dias, Hanover.
The police report that about 2:30 p.m., church members returned to the location and found that culprits had entered through a window and stolen two speaker boxes valued at approximately $74,000.
The police were called and the teens were subsequently held with the suspected stolen equipment.
They were charged following an interview.
Follow The Gleaner on Twitter and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com or editors@gleanerjm.com.