Couple freed of wounding charge after victim opts to drop case

Janelle Walters, a vendor, and Oswald Brummell, a tattoo artist, on Monday received a lucky break after the man they were charged with wounding in an attack opted to drop his complaint against them.

The charge against the duo stated that on September 1, at Cross and Hadfield streets, they unlawfully and maliciously wounded Wesley Payne.

Both Walters and Brummell had denied the charge.