CEBU, Philippines - A criminal complaint for alarm and scandal was filed before the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office on Monday against the former barangay captain of Day-as, Cebu City who fired his government-issued gun accidentally last November 30.
Rey Cañada, 50, was arrested by the Pari-an Police after his 9mm pistol went off while residents in the barangay and his supporters were watching a replay of the Pacquiao-Rios fight around 9:40 pm.
The incident happened just a few hours before Cañada’s term as barangay captain ended.
SPO1 Maximo Lapa said Cañada’s supporters declined to issue statements, but a few others who were in the area said the ex-barangay captain “was not trying to shoot someone.â€
It was Senior Insp. Ardoelito Cabagnot and company who apprehended Cañada. It so happened that Cabagnot’s group passed by the area from manning a checkpoint when the incident happened.
Cañada was brought to the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) for liquor test and was found positive.
Aside from a complaint for alarm and scandal, Cañada is also facing a complaint for violating City Ordinance 1929 for drunkenness. (FREEMAN)