PBA Player John Amores Biography, Community Reacts Post Bail After Shooting Allegations
NorthPort Batang Pier guard John Amores and his brother were released from jail after posting bail on Friday, September 27, 2024. The Amores brothers were arrested in connection with a shooting incident that took place in Laguna.
Key Takeaways
- John Amores alongside his brother was freed from jail after posting bails of P24,000 and P10,000 respectively.
- They were arrested after a shooting incident happened in Lumba, Laguna.
- John and his brother John Red are facing attempted homicide charges.
Currently, the entire community of the Philippines Basketball Association (PBA) is disappointed and saddened by the shooting incident that happened in Lumba, Laguna, involving John Amores and his brother John Red. The latest update on this matter is that the PBA player and his brother have been freed on bail. Reportedly, the Lumban Kalayaan Municipal Circuit Trial Court approved his bail on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Since the news broke out that John Amores was arrested in connection with a shooting incident, the basketball enthusiasts and his fans have been keen on following all the updates on this matter. Many who are still uninitiated, are taking over the internet to explore PBA player John Amores’s biography. However, here we have catered to everyone’s query by pouring in all the imperative details of the PBA player in question. Delve into the details and find more information about him. Scroll down the page.
John Amores is a renowned PBA player who plays as a guard for the North Batang Pier. Previously he played for the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers and Light Bombers. Multiple reports came out on Friday that John Amores and his brother John Red who were attested in connection with a shooting incident, both were freed on bail. Furthermore, John Amores and John Red were charged with attempted homicide as they were involved in the Lumban shooting incident. They posted bail of P24,000 and P10,000 to be released from the jail.
For the unversed, the shooting incident took place on September 25, 2024, and John Amores surrendered to the police, alongside his brother John Red the next day on September 26, 2024, as they received multiple death threats following the shooting incident. Two days later, the two brothers posted bail to get freed from the jail. However, the public prosecutors filed the case on Thursday, September 26, 2024. According to the reports, the assistant provincial prosecutor Maria Victoria Cayaba filed the case to the Lumban Kalayaan Municipal Circuit Trial Court after inquest proceedings. Scroll down the page.
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The assistant provincial prosecutor added that the PBA player had been granted temporary bail before the trial. They were arrested after PBA player John Amores allegedly got involved in a heated argument at a basketball game on Wednesday afternoon in Barangay Maytalang Uno, with a person named Lee Cacalda. It was also suggested that John Amores shot gunfire at Lee Cacalda following a heated argument. Nevertheless, this incident was also caught on CCTV cameras showing the PBA player disembarking from a bike that was being driven by his brother John Red. Furthermore, John Amores fires at Lee Cacalda using an unidentified weapon.
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Fortunately, the target, Lee Cacalda did not sustain any injury from the bullets fired at him. After firing the gunshots on Wednesday afternoon, John Amores and his brother John Red fled the scene. The next day they surrendered to the police citing they received several death threats. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- John Amores is currently 24 years old and he entered the PBA Draft for Season 48.
- He was also involved in a punching physical assault incident during a college game in November last year.
