Remanded for Allegedly Assaulting Couple with License Firearm

Forty-year-old Tyron Lee Humes is now behind bars at the Belize Central Prison, facing charges of aggravated assault with a licensed firearm. The incident allegedly took place just after midnight on Sunday at the Princess Hotel & Casino. According to initial investigations, fifty-seven-year-old Edwin Bowen and his girlfriend, thirty-five-year-old Rachel Wallace, were leaving the casino and heading to Bowen’s vehicle when they spotted two men rummaging through it. When Bowen and Wallace approached, one of the men reportedly pulled out a firearm and pointed it at them. Bowen, fearing for his life, backed off and called the police. That’s when Humes allegedly advanced towards Bowen, punched him in the forehead, and caused his Motorola cell phone to fall and break. In court, Humes pleaded not guilty. Due to the serious nature of the charges, he was denied bail and remanded to the Belize Central Prison until February twenty-eighth. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was asked if there would be recommendations to revoke Humes’ gun license.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Certainly we are going to make recommendations to the board like we have done in many cases where persons with licenses misuse their firearm, to have the person’s license revoked.”