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Patrick Roberts on gun charge
Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter



BUSINESSMAN and politician Patrick Roberts has been charged with breaching the Firearms Act.

Roberts, who is the People's National Party caretaker for West Central St Andrew, was yesterday charged by the Hunts Bay police in St Andrew following a directive by Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn.

Inspector Steve Brown, head of the Constabulary Communication Network, told THE STAR yesterday that the 45-year-old Roberts has been charged with illegal possession of firearm.

Brown said the charge resulted from the recovery of a firearm, which is said to be the property of Roberts, from a man who had engaged the police in a shoot-out.

The man allegedly engaged the police in a shoot-out on January 20. The police said they seized two illegal guns from him, one of which was traced back to Roberts.

Police interviewed Roberts on March 30 at which time he said he was not aware that the gun was missing. A file was subsequently sent to the DPP who ruled that he be charged for breaching the Firearms Act.

Roberts is booked to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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Patrick Roberts' arrest could cause Kern to lose $10-m bail

Patrick Roberts' arrest could cause Kern to lose $10-m bail

BY PAUL HENRY Observer staff reporter [email protected]

Friday, April 16, 2010


KERN Spencer, the former junior energy minister on trial stemming from the Cuban light bulb scandal, may have to find a new guarantor for his $10 million bail following Wednesday's arrest of his surety, businessman Patrick Roberts.

Spencer stands to lose his bail when he appears in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today as Roberts' arrest renders him ineligible to continue acting as surety, as he now has a criminal charge pending against him, according to section 21 of the Bail Act.



But Patrick Atkinson, Spencer's attorney, said yesterday that the court may decide not to interfere with his client's bail while he seeks another surety.

"Mr Spencer has been reliably coming to court and the magistrate will take that into consideration," Atkinson told the Observer.

Roberts, 45, the People's National Party caretaker for the West Central St Andrew constituency, was arrested and charged after his licensed .38 Taurus revolver was allegedly recovered from a man who reportedly engaged the police in a shoot-out using the weapon.

The alleged shoot-out occurred on January 20 this year.

Yesterday, Roberts' lawyer, Valerie Neita-Robertson, said he was charged with illegal possession of firearm.

Roberts reportedly told the police in an interview last month that he was not aware of the disappearance of the weapon. He is scheduled to appear in the High Court Division of the Gun Court today.

Roberts, who is a lay magistrate, was granted $300,000 station bail following his arrest, his lawyer said.

Spencer, along with his former personal assistant, Coleen Wright, were arrested in February 2008 for their role in the distribution of four million energy-saving light bulbs, a gift from the Cuban Government that ended up costing Jamaican taxpayers several million dollars.

Both accused are due back in court today when Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey will decide whether or not to throw out the case against them.

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Judge imposes gag order on Robert

Judge imposes gag order on Robert
Monday, 19 April 2010

Patrick Roberts.People's National Party (PNP) Caretaker for West Central St. Andrew, Patrick Roberts, was again in the Gun Court in downtown Kingston Monday morning where the case of breaching the Firearms Act was mentioned.

He appeared before Justice Leighton Pusey who imposed a gag order and also ordered that Mr. Roberts be fingerprinted.

<span style="font-style: italic">The police reported that on January 20, they seized two illegal firearms from a man who engaged them in a shootout on Dellamar Avenue, off Waltham Park Road in St. Andrew</span>.

<span style="font-weight: bold">One of the weapons, a .38 Taurus Revolver was traced and found to be the property of Mr. Roberts.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">On Tuesday March 30, Mr. Roberts told investigators that he was just being made aware of the disappearance of the weapon</span>.

The PNP representative is our on $300,000 bail and is to return to court on April 29.

Meanwhile, the executive of the PNP is to decide on Mr. Roberts political further when it meets Monday evening.

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PNP Caretaker relieved of all party positions

PNP Caretaker relieved of all party positions
Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Patrick Roberts. (Gleaner photo)People's National Party Caretaker for West Central St. Andrew, Patrick Roberts, has been relieved of all his positions in the Party.

The decision was made on Monday night at a meeting of the PNP's Executive.

A brief statement from the Party said its decision will remain in effect until criminal charges brought against Mr. Roberts are resolved by due legal process.

PNP Chairman, Robert Pickersgill, outlined some of the positions which Mr. Roberts held in the Party.

&quot;He's a member of the NEC, and he's a Vice Chairman of his region and he's chairman of the West Central St. Andrew constituency,&quot; Mr. Pickersgill said.

He says the Party will shortly decide who will act as Chairman of West Central St. Andrew.

Mr. Roberts, who was the PNP candidate for the constituency in the 2007 General Election, was last week arrested and charged with breaching the Firearms Act.

The charge was laid after his firearm was found in the possession of another man.