Farmer on bail for discharging loaded firearm with intent

…slapped with assault, illegal ammo charges

Keon Norville, a 30-year-old cattle farmer of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara, was on Wednesday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court on charges of discharging a loaded firearm with intent at Kenya Stoby and Donna Simon.
These charges have been laid as being in contravention of Section 55 (a) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01, and Norville has pleaded not guilty to either charge. He has been placed on bail in the sum of $150,000 on each of the charges, and the matters have been adjourned to April 22, 2024.
Norville has also been made to answer two other charges when he appeared before Magistrate Orinthia Schmidt at the Vigilance Magistrates Courts. Those charges are in relation to assault causing actual bodily harm, committed on Kwesi Daniels in contravention of Section 30 (a) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act Chapter 8:02, and possession of ammunition without licence, in contravention of Section 16 (2) (a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05.
Norville has pleaded not guilty to either charge, and has been placed on $25,000 bail for the assault charge and $45,000 bail for the possession of ammunition without licence charge. These matters have been adjourned to April 24. (G12)