Murder suspect, gun-carrying bizman nabbed by RSOG in Samar

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
September 18, 2013

CAMP SEC. KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – A farmer wanted for alleged killing of his neighbor two years ago and a gun-carrying man engaged in buy-and-sell business were nabbed by the Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) in separate focused-police operations conducted on Monday morning and Sunday evening in Samar province.

PRO8 director PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria identified the murder suspect as Oscar Gabison, 38 while Virgelio Beriño, 29 was nabbed for carrying a firearm without appropriate permit-to-carry issued by authorities.

Soria informed that the RSOG, led by PInsp. Constantino Jabonete, Jr., arrested Gabison at 12:00 noon Monday at the vicinity of Brgy. 7 in Catbalogan City.

Gabison is the primary suspect in the brutal killing of his neighbor Delia Caniedo and the serious wounding of one Myrna Tan in Brgy. Guindapunan, Daram town in the afternoon of October 17, 2011.

The incident esteemed from a case for qualified theft filed by the victims against the suspect before the Regional Trial Court branch 28 in Catbalogan City.

Judge Manuel Torrevillas, Jr. of RTC branch 27 in Catbalogan City issued arrest warrants for murder and frustrated murder against the suspect on September 3, 2012.

No bail was recommended for murder case number 8297 while P120,000 was the fixed bail for the frustrated murder charges under criminal case number 8296.

Gabison was brought to the court of origin and was later remanded to Samar Provincial Jail also in Catbalogan City.

The night before, the same police team nabbed Beriño at the village wharf in Brgy. Dumaluong, Gandara town some 40 kilometers north from Catbalogan City, Samar’s capital.

The suspect, who is engaged in buying and selling piglets, was arrested for carrying an unlicensed .45 caliber Colt MK IV series 80 pistol with serial number 863251 loaded with a magazine with four ammunitions at 10:00 p.m. Sunday.

The native of Brgy. Jacopon, Daram, Samar failed to present any document proving his authority to possess the confiscated firearm.

A case for violation of Republic Act 8294 or the Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition law was already filed in court against the suspect, Soria informed.