Former Tactical Services Unit (TSU) rank Ocquema Dawson was yesterday sentenced to a total of 84 months in prison after being found guilty of shooting a man during a confrontation and substituting unlicensed ammunition for the rounds he had fired.
Magistrate Judy Latchman handed down the sentences at the end of the trial of Dawson, 28, after announcing that the court had found him guilty as charged. The magistrate emphasised that a strong message needs to be sent to potential offenders, while noting that the public would not tolerate such abrasive action frpm members of the force.
The charges stem from a shooting on February 18, 2013, at the “Globe Yard” on Waterloo Street, during which