Police witness: Irene F. Penn-O’Neal always denied knowing of guns & ammo
The respected former legislator, her children Zubida and Cordel O’Neal and Shameek Grant were in the O’Neal’s home when a raid was conducted at the Pockwood Pond home by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), who had said they were at the time on an operation based on intelligence gathered.
Cordel O’Neal from the onset had claimed ownership of the illegal items and has since been sentenced to 7 years 10 months in prison. However, the remaining three who pleaded not guilty to charges are having their trial in the Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards.
During his testimony this morning May 20, 2015 Police Officer Leslie took the court through his recollection of what he did, saw and heard during the search of the O’Neal’s home. He recollected vividly Mrs O’Neal saying she had no knowledge of the two guns, ammunition and other related items allegedly found in the study and Zubida’s bedroom.
He also told the court that Cordel O’Neal had told him that it was he who had gone to the two rooms and put the items where they were found and that his mother had no knowledge of any of them. “My mother aint going to jail. Officer I come up here foreday morning and put them there. Whatever you find I put them there,” the Officer recalled Mr O'Neal as saying and noted that O'Neal repeatedly claimed ownership when the search went to the study area of the home as he said, “Officer I done tell you already I come up foreday morning and put them there.”
The trial continues.
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