A man who was arrested and taken into custody after a sub-machine gun and other ammunition were reportedly found in the vehicle he was driving has been released.
The police have confirmed that Ashton Telemacque was released upon instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
However, according to the police, investigations into the matter are still continuing.
Telemacque was arrested at the Wood Bridge Bay Port on Friday after one sub-machine gun, 24 rounds of 9mm ammunition, four 12-gauge rounds of shot-gun ammunition and one round of .45 caliber ammunition were allegedly found in the vehicle he was driving.
The police said the 27-year-old truck driver was to appear in court on Tuesday but his no-show prompted DNO to begin asking questions.
Attempts on Tuesday afternoon, to get a comment from the DPP proved futile .
All Police Force have ROGUE police officers and Dominica’s is no exception.
That Police Force needs a complete purge from top to bottom.
well you people have made your comments it is now time for me to make mine.
Ashton was not and will not be in possession of such high powered gun without an accomplice.
As far as the info reaching me indicates he was doing his friend a favor on the day in question and the gun which is always a part of that vehicle was discovered.
It is now left for the authorities to do due diligence and investigate this incident to the full brunt of the law.
Then Dominicans will be able to make their true assumption of JUSTICE in sweet DOMINICA.
the police officer who took the gun, is he now arrested? since the vehicle belong to a police officer and the guy lend the vehicle from him.
When guns are involve every one should to be
treated equally. Something is not right in this
incident.
was it a “fast and furious” firearm???
lol
it is my understandin that this is a tangled web of mystery. ah yes…. there is more to it than what meets the eye…. is true sub machine man loving bubble gum si***r
i dnt get your comment…… we talkin about guns and u talkin about woman…. smfh.
Francisco Telemaque it seems like the COPS were trying to wash the situation under the already dirty rug but under the rug have so much garbage already that this one bounce back.I always felt that the telemaque dude could not be so foolish to drive around with that kind of weaponery. Because the evidence and suspicions points in the direction of the police they tried to sneak the case out in the middle of the night. Boy look corruption.
mamizooo…….. cops protecting their rouge cops thats all here. but one day their day will come.
so that’s it???????? end of story???? well…. I will have to get a gun too, since It is better to have one and not need it, than to need one and not have it…
look a country wi boy
why am i not surprised…. am sure we wouldnt want to implicate any high ranking law enforcement official. pure corruption
I have read many times that Dominica criminal activity is not like tue U.S.A , but the rate it is going it is not far behnd, Let it be corrected before it gets worse. The drugs and guns will detroy this beautiful island. And I want to move back home. As a former Federal Agent and law enforcement officer many changes can be implemented. Let us not wait before it gets worse.
Maybe the police are embarrassed and don’t want to press the case if it should turn out that the gun in question is one missing from their armory? Who knows.
Why do I smell a rat here ? Too many unanswered questions. No bail set ? No wonder he did not show up. As a previous writer mentioned there is too much crime . We must tighten up on guns and drugs otherwise we will lose out on those tourist dollars.
people with sick minds are all over the place, just hear negativity. if ashton knew that gun was there and its illegal would he have driven unto the port with it? just think for a moment people. that van is all in the hands of a police officer he should know about his gun, he only ask ashton to do him a favor on the port, why are you all bashing ashton with your tongues? why not ask the police officer how did this gun and ammunitions get on board his vehicle let him clear his self and say he knows nothing then you all can blame ashton!!! sick ppl in dominica!!! they really say a prohet has no honor in his country. stupid ppl. let the culprits both speak and then you speak. judging belongs to God. cha
at least somebody knows ashton well enough to know that he is not a criminal.Dominicans please dnt believe everything u hear on the news and go sofar as posting those dirty comments about innocent ppl in unfortunate situations.y do u think they dropped the charges against him? Am happy that Ashton got out of that nonsense.police looking for fame and holding up ppl for no good reason. They will make that mistake with the wrong person dnt worry.
couldnt agree with you more,fame they looking for and they thought they hit the jack pot…jack sot..go and get work to do and leave hard working officers alone..politicians
Not surprised at the DPP at all. You must ask Dr. Benjamin if he is surprised at that ruling. When is this DPP contract going to expire? Remember the young lady from Mahaut and what she did to her children?
On the other hand a police officer is under pressure for protecting his daughter and others at Convent from a nuisance.
I have no problem with Telemaque being released but someone else has to be arrested. someone has to be responsible for this heavily armed vehicle.
I need Bazil, Edison to talk about the recent acts in the Wesley and Marigot.
i hope that police returned to him his sub-machine gun as well as other armory otherwise he might feel unsecured..good boy maybe next time he can drive in possy having bazooka or anti-aircraft missile on the backseat
DNO get your facts straight….and some of those journalists that are working for all you will be the cause of a lawsuit one day.
I have no comment on that one boy, except, we are going to be the next Jamaica real SOON!
It was talking point now is DNO
Time will tell.
The DPP is just following orders
Time will tell
we all know how it is in D.A no law no constitution can stop me
This move is just to catch the bigger fish (s). I truly believe they (those in authority) knows why they are doing this. Just give them a chance and you will see things happen in your favour.
lol, lol, lol he must be related to you. they want to play gangsters and bad boys. always remember if there is a big fish; the big fish will kill the stupid little fish to stay safe and protected…”dead men tell no tales” you ever heard of that B4
a friend of mine was caught with one spliff and spent 3 days in jail,DA LAW is a joke it is just like life it is who you are,who you know,no justice,no law no democracy welcome to the next level
and we expect police to solve crime.always a slap in the police face .sad way to go dominica
@DNO
Do you have any news on the A level results? Could you please tell us who is the 2012 island scholar?
A no show for this man but the poor marijuana farmer gets hefty fines.
Our people love to practice oppression and it seems that the deafening illiteracy of many Dominicans make it worse.
the man did not just show up… he was released on monday… get that in ur head
please we need to no something
I see nothing fishy about this. A man was driving a police vehicle to the port. A machine gun was found in the vehicle. Due to the fact that the man was released, I can assume the gun did not belong to him. I can also assume that he did not know that the gun was in the vehicle. So why is Dominicans so fast to assume the worse? I have been reading the comments, as well as following this story. It appears to me at this point the truth really is not important if the truth does not confirm that this man is a criminal, or he knows somebody, or the system is corrupted. It appears that the public is more out on a “witch hunt” regardless of whether this man is innocent or not. It is sad to see the thinking process of our society.
family member wrote that post
We did notget any truth. Not like they gave an explanation. Nothing was said on the matter, leaving us to make this assumptions.
Police Guns and ammo should be in the armary not in a vehicle given to an innocent bystander.
Where did you read that the vehicle he was driving was a police vehicle? I did not hear that in any of the media houses report. Apparently you know more about this than the public does
HE KNOW PEOPLE, THAT KNOW PEOPLE, THAT KNOW PEOPLE.
Guess he had connections.
dont u!!!
A no-show? released? sub-machine gun? Ashton is large boy!
It look real guess we were fooled. ha ha Lord help us.
anybody know who ashton mother is…. is it somthing like PS or somthing like that.. that might be y the strings pull or he might just be the reason for the police recent success in tracking and sucessfully recover all them shipments…. who knows?
i know ppl dat know ppl!
who do u know????
yes I…..I must say that speaks louder than SEWO..and DA expect to attract foreign investors? As a Dominican this is shameful and this is not encouraging to some of us who thinking of doing business in DA.
I have to agree with you on this one! They making a big campaign “bring a friend to Dominica” no way would I suggest anyone come to Dominica in this unlawful climate. I mean really… Who needs a sub machine gun in DA. And the more obvious question how did that get into the country. Daddy Chavez getting containers that we can’t check…. Not a safe place to be.
If all you know the details, give the police the information. From what I have read so far everybody seems to be investigator, judge and jury. The police nor the court do not have to give all the details as to what transpired. We may have a problem in DA with illegal weapons but bear in mind that disclosing too much information may work against the police efforts in cracking down on such activity. So people, do not speculate so much that it really sounds ridiculous!
: Après Bondie C’est La Ter
maybe you should say, Apres Ashton c’est D/Ca.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Why am i NOT surprised??? Ashton know people that know people.
know ur wrong. so high rankin officer in in VOLVE in dat dat’s y the DPP intervin.
He should be walking out singing.. “I know people that know people!
This is very fishy. Our eyes are watching and our ears are listening. They can fool some of the people some of the time but they cannot fool all of the people all of the time. We are waiting.
You may have to wait a long time….like Mr. Emmanuel.
wow wow wow, that is exactly why people doing dumb things, commit crimes etc. If you search someones home and find an unlicensed fir arm, or even bullets, that person is going to be arrested and charged. Now we want to know why he was just “released” with know explaination. The law should be for all and not for a selected few.
What ever happened to th policeman who owned the vehicle, does that have something to do with it. we need our officials to explain things to us and not take us for fools.
well find out….. i already know…
get your it right DNo.
I guess the ammunition really belonged to a cop. Well, let us wait to see the outcome of this one. desperate times calls for desperate measures.
Wow!!!!!!!!! Questions have to be asked when persons, whether knowingly or unknowingly carry high powered weapons around a country as small as ours where only a few years ago one could go to sleep in one’s home with the doors unlocked. Whether the gentleman knew, or did not know that these weapons were in the car, the investigation should continue and the truth be told while following due process! Questions should be asked of the ‘police officer’ who supposedly is owner or keeper of the weapon, as to why that weapon ALONG WITH AMMUNITION, is sitting in the back of a car in which other persons are present and he is not, when he is the one with ultimate responsibility for these objects of death. If this weapon is police property, it should be sign out and kept on one’s person until the end of a shift, at which point it should be signed back in! If this weapon is let out of one’s sight and is used at any time in a violent act while signed out under one’s name, then one should be held responsible for that lapse in supervision and should be held accountable. We cannot have a position where people are lax about weapons for which they are responsible and no one is held accountable when things go wrong. We must ask as well, for an explanation from the DPP as to the reasons why this gentleman has not been made to go through the due process procedure and why? Who ultimately gave the instruction to release him from the court’s jurisdiction (if that is in fact the case), and why? People, we the population, NOT THE OPPOSITION BUT THOSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE SYSTEMATIC DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOCIETY AND ITS VALUES NORMALLY HELD DEAR AND MAINTAINED BY THE RULE OF LAW AND ACCOUNTABILITY, need to make our voices heard and make meaningful contributions to the protection of those values and laws BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY MY PEOPLE, FROM THOSE WHO ARE IN POSITIONS OF POWER BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT, SINCE THEY LEAD BY EXAMPLE, THIS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY WILL GO UNCHECKED AND WILL FILTER THROUGH THE ENTIRE SOCIETY AND BECOME THE NORM, AT WHICH POINT WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN SOMETHING OF A WARZONE, OVER WHICH WE WILL HAVE NO INFLUENCE FOR EFFECTING POSITIVE CHANGE. I have seen it before in other countries……… CORRUPTION TO THE CORE RESULTING IN A SITUATION OF HOPELESSNESS AND ABSOLUTE WEAKNESS ON THE PART OF THE POOR MAJORITY WHO ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE RICH AND ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT. Mark my words my people, if unchecked, this situation will not lead to development and progress for all, but instead, a situation where we loose everything to those who refuse to be held accountable to the people!!!!!!!! WAKE UP MY PEOPLE…….DON’T BE FOOLED BY WHAT YOU SEE AROUND YOU…….BE HAPPY FOR THE ‘DEVELOPMENT’BUT DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY ALONG WITH IT, OTHERWISE YOU ARE LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR HOMELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God save our country…………
your comment too long lol
We are discussing the constitution these days.The DPP hs wide powers to institute, takeover, continue or discontinue any criminal matter in the courts and he is not obliged to give any person body or people any explanation for his actions. That is power garcon. Ask Lennox why the DPP should give an explanation and what law he has broken. Lennox will and must know.
Mout open, tori jump out. Ah day e day.
Hmmm. Can someone with info plz tell me what’s going on??? Becuz I’m puzzled. How can the DPP stop the case??? What prompted that decision??? Answers anyone???
hmmmmm very fishy.
HMMMMM……..
Did Dominicans read the article on the man fom Morne Prosper that was charged EC-$50,000 AND EC-$5,000 for planting and growing marijuana, all to be paid by December 2012. AND NOW A MAN WITH A LIFE TAKING WEAPON, A WEAPON OF DESTRUCTION AND DON’T FORGET IT WAS LOADED AND THERE WAS ALSO AMMO (BULLETS) FOR DIFFERENT GUNS AND TODAY HE GOT LET GO SCOTCH FREE BY THE DOMINICAN PUBLIC PROSECUTION DEPARTMENT…..is it me or is it just that really screwed up in Dominica.
its just u!!!!!!
I ave come to the conclusion that there is no effective governmental and law system in SWEET DOMINICA. Guilty or not, that individual was caught with ammunition and a high powered rifle. The public’s safety is at stake here whether or not he had intentions of using it. As a 27 year old young man, he should have asked the owner or checked the trunk for contraband or illegal things, before driving to the port, or maybe he already knew it was in there….Well Dominica, you voted for this and thats what you will get.
shut ur face…. the matter was resolved…. i wonder if every time u step into a vehicle u does checked the trunk for contraband or illegal things. the police know where the gun came from, just because u dont know u dont have to act like a J.A.
what most people who comment on this one dont realise is as soon as the officer got into town and claim the weapon the matter was resolved..its an officer weapon n gov’t firearm so arrest him for it then and he has a right to govt weapon..
rubbish! you should get your information correct before belching bubbles.
It wasn’t his gun! Neither was the gun stolen from any armory! The police already know how and why it ended up in the vehicle, but trust Dominicans to fuel gossip and make up kankan bout police steal gun in armory and man was accomplice. This whole incident is a public embarassment for the DPF. Next time bring in your weapon in one time. Ashton you will be ok, the police and customs had to do their work so hold no grudges.
If all that you are saying is true then why was he charged? before a date was set for him appear in court shouldn’t the police have done their investigations and decided that there was no reason to detain him any further?
i couldnt agree more,find out who was investigating and you’ll see the reason why he was charge..they not sure what to do.members of the task force were present at the marigot robbery n all the guys except for one walk through the front door unhurt,they all watch them leave without firing a single shot.thats y they turn on their own police force now..retarded…
So why would they hold the guy and even have a day to appear in court? hmmmmmmmmmm
Thats what happens when you are innocent not because you know people that know people.
observing……………….
find out DNO, if the charges were dropped. That info would make the story more concrete. Thanks
Charges were dropped and he was released. You cannot be charged and released. Once a person is charged they appear before the courts are formally charged and bailed or denied bail; due to the charge they can plea either guilty or not guilty or if it’s an offense that carries a serious punishment no plea is needed.