One of the men arrested by Police ranks over the weekend with an illegal firearm along with ammunition was on Tuesday charged for the offences.
Christopher Rogers of Lot 193 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, denied the charges read to him, which stated that he had a .38 revolver along with five .38 rounds of ammunition in his possession while being unlicensed for same.
The prosecution is contending that on May 13, 2018, the 28-year-old man was stopped by a Police rank of the anti-patrol unit while traversing with four others in motorcar HC 4061. It was during this stop that he was found with the gun and ammo hidden in his pants crotch.
As such, he along with the other occupants was arrested but he was later charged.
His attorney, Dexter Todd, in his bail application questioned why only his client was charged with the offence and shut down claims that the gun and ammunition were found in Rogers’ pants.
He told Magistrate Judy Latchman that the gun and ammunition were reportedly found in the car, which led the ranks to take all the occupants into custody.
Todd explained that since his client had a previous incident involving a justice officer, he alone was charged with the present offences.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore objected to bail being citing the prevalence and seriousness of the offence. He was nonetheless remanded to prison.
