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Prince Moore reports
Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Williams walked free on Wednesday after being acquitted of two firearms charges in the High Court - one count of possession of a prohibited weapon and one count of unauthorised possession of ammunition.
In delivering her verdict, the judge cited significant discrepancies in the prosecution's case, particularly in the testimonies of the two police officers who were the only two witnesses for the crown.
According to the prosecution, Williams was among several men present at a house on Monday, July 15, 2024, that was raided by police under the authority of a search warrant that did not bear the name of the accused.
During the search, a firearm was discovered in a room that the prosecution said Williams claimed as his own.
But the integrity of the case unravelled under the scrutiny of cross-examination by defence attorney Patrice Riley.
In her closing remarks, the judge pointed to key inconsistencies in the officers' testimonies, most notably in their conflicting accounts of where Williams was seated in the police vehicle during transportation to the station with the weapon.
One officer placed Williams in the rear of the vehicle, while the other testified that he was seated in the front.
This contradiction cast doubt on the reliability of the officers' recollection of events.
Ms. Riley, during a thorough cross-examination, highlighted further inconsistencies regarding how the police entered the house and whether Williams was present in the room at the time the firearm was found.
In addition, several key details were omitted from the officers' official statements, raising further questions about the accuracy and completeness of the prosecution's narrative.
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