| Tonight, 23 year-old BDF soldier Darwin Hernandez is in detention pending investigation for an incident where he allegedly assaulted a civilian while in his uniform and while carrying his force-assigned weapon.
Sherlette Lamb, a resident of Belize reported that at around 7:30 last night, she was socializing at the Riverside Patio, and she got into an argument with Hernandez - who had allegedly been drinking there with another soldier.
Lamb claims that he punched her in the left side of the neck and face which caused it to swell.
Hernandez allegedly went as far as to take away an M-16 from a fellow Soldier he was partying with, pointed it at Lamb, and issued a death threat against her.
Lamb said that she feared for her life and ran into a bathroom.
Eyewitnesses told 7News that when the police arrived on the scene, Hernandez reportedly refused to hand over the weapon.
This caused a big scene, and it was not until his fellow BDF officer ordered him to, that he actually submitted himself to the authority of the police officer and was detained.
Commander of the BDF, Dario Tapia told us that he does not know the details of the case - but if they are found to have been drinking in their uniforms with their service weapons, they will face disciplinary charges as well.
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