(CMR) 43-year-old Simon Julio Newball, a wanted man from Leafy Lane, George Town was arrested earlier this afternoon after an operation off Avon Way, George Town commenced this morning.
He was found hiding out at the end of Avon Way after almost a month on the run. Reports are that Newball was arrested after a joint operation by the Firearms Response Unit (FRU) and K9 units. However, one police officer was assaulted in the process. An ambulance attended the scene.
Newball was involved in an incident on May 28 when he assaulted police during his escape. He was wanted for Threats to Kill, Possession of a Restricted Weapon, and other offenses relating to the attempted arrest. CMR sources indicated that an underaged minor had been in his company and that may have been the catalyst for the attempted arrest. She is now in the care of the government.
Police had warned that Newball had been considered armed and dangerous, but he was seen in recent days being very nonchalant walking around George Town. CMR was reporting from the area earlier today as we had been made aware of the operation to locate him.
Earlier in the month, Newball called 911 and informed that authorities that he wanted to turn himself into West Bay MLA, Bernie Bush. Bush was then contacted by a lawyer. However, that surrender never materialized and he remained on the run for several more weeks.
It was reported on Tuesday that Newball was seen in West Bay. Officers were in West Bay yesterday following up on those leads which turned out to be false.
However, more reliable sources actually indicated that he was in George Town off Eastern Avenue. One tipster indicated that they saw him in the vicinity of Saxon Insurance. Additional information surfaced this morning that he had been spotted off Avon Way in the same general area for days smoking and fraternizing with some residents in the area.
Additional CMR sources have shared that he was staying by a local garage inside of a container that is in a room in the Windsor Park area.
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