Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia National Police arrested 31-year-old Lawrence K Williams for rash driving and causing critical injury to over 25 people at Unity Party Headquarters. He has been charged under the violation of Chapter 14, Sections 14.1, 14.20, and 14.23 of the Liberian Penal Code.
Reportedly, 31-year-old Lawrence K Williams is a Flower Pot Community, Duport Road, Paynesville resident. He has been accused of the following charges, including Murder, aggravated assault, and reckless endangering of another person of another person.
As per the Arresting Officer ACP Fred M. Gaye, the accused was deliberately driving an unmarked Grey Hyundai SUV with its headlights off and front passenger door open.
His car hit into a Jubilant crowd of Unity Party partisans and sympathizers while they were celebrating the victory of the results of the Runoff Elections by NEC at the Unity Party Headquarters on Broad Street at about 10:00 P/M on November 20, 2023.
Defendant Lawrence K. Williams was arrested, reminded of the following:-
Constitutional rights
investigated and subsequently charged with the crimes of Murder,
Aggravated Assault
Recklessly Endangering Another Person for criminally, purposely and intentionally causing the death of over 25 victims.
Out of these three victims, Peter Gray, Mariama Kromah, and Varney Sulieman are critically injured The three victims along with about twenty-four others (males and females) are currently in the Intensive Care Unit of the JFK Hospital.
The basic details of the accused are:-
Defendant: Lawrence K. Williams SEX: male Age: 31 Tribe: Kru Address:
Flower Pot Community, Duport Road, Paynesville Date of Birth: July 11, 1992
Place of Birth: Monrovia, Montserrado County Nationality: Liberian Father’s Name: Lawrence K. Williams Sr. Mother’s Name: Shirley Gbarwea Marital Status: Cohabitating Height: 5’8″ Weight: 98kg Complexion: fair Build: stout
Eye Color: Dark Hair Color: black Scar/Mark(s): Deformities: Nil Charge
Accomplices: NIL Time of Offence: 10:00 P/M Place of Offence: Unity Party Headquarters, Broad Street Date of offence: November 20, 2023 Date of Arrest: November 21, 2023