Last week we told you all about Reggae Dancehall Sensation, Popcaan who was in town for a poolside concert at the Princess.
Well, as it turns out, the only thing sensational was the debacle that unfolded at the concert venue.
We've heard all kind of reports of what happened, but the bottom line was that it was raining - and the concert was at an outdoor venue - so all kinds of chaos unfolded.
Mainly, it seems the stage was crowded with those seeking shelter form the rain, and when police tried to clear the stage form Popcaan, chaos erupted.
And so, Popcaan only performed two songs - and left the stage amidst a hail of insults - and we're told even bottle throwing.
Police were forced to shut down the show and concert goers left angry and demanding refunds - which they never got.
Man Caught With Gun
Earlier in the newscast, we told you about the 3 men arrested in connection with the stolen Hilux, who said that they were on the way to the Popcaan Concert. Well, another man was caught by police with a firearm, who also said that he was on the way to the very same concert.
20 year-old Sherwin Gallego, a fruit vendor of Maskall village, was arraigned on one count of keeping an unlicensed firearm in Magistrate's Court.
According to police, at 1:25 a.m. on Sunday Morning, they were on mobile patrol at the corner of Elston Kerr Street and Raccoon Street Extension, when their attention was drawn to two young men who were standing on the street.
When the officers approached them, one of the young men, who was identified as Gallego, ran away and tried to escape.
The officers chased after him, and caught him with a Tech 9 pistol in his possession.
Gallego pleaded not guilty to the charge today, and His attorney, Bryan Neal, spoke up on his behalf. According to Neal, the officers seriously brutalized his client.
As a result, Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer ordered that he be to the KHMH before being remanded.
Gallego is expected to be brought back to court on June 26.
In other firearms news, on Friday a concerned citizen handed in to Police a .45 pistol, along with 20 live rounds of ammunition and a 9MM pistol bearing with 61 live rounds.
No other details on these firearms were provided.
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