McCoy on assault charges

Clifton Stewart

Office of the President (OP) press officer Kwame McCoy was yesterday placed on self-bail after he was arraigned on three charges, including two separate counts of assault.

Two charges against McCoy stem from an altercation with a man, Clifton Stewart, on D’Urban Street, Lodge over the removal of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) posters, during which he is accused of hitting the man in the head with a gun. The other charge against him stems from an incident where he allegedly ran into a woman with his car.

The first charge against McCoy stated that on November 12, on Norton Street, he assaulted Stewart with the intent to