Kitty man slapped with gun possession charge

A man, who is no stranger to the law was on Monday slapped with an illegal firearm possession charge and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Thirty-one-year-old Royston Rowe of Lot 141 Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on July 16, 2019, at Campbell Avenue, Georgetown, he had in his possession a .38 revolver, without being the holder of a firearm license.
Police Prosecutor Adduni Inniss informed the court that on July 16, Police ranks received a telephone call from Rowe’s girlfriend and they proceeded to the location where they made contact with the woman. The prosecutor indicated to the court that the woman informed the ranks that Rowe threatened to kill her with the gun and she handed over the firearm to the officers.
The court further heard that the man was released from prison in May, after spending two years behind bars on an armed robbery charge.
The man, when asked by the Magistrate if what the prosecutor said is true, stated that “The police ain’t find me with no gun. Right now my head hurting and me ain’t able waste the court time so I’ll plead guilty. All I had in my hand was two Guinness and a pack of cigarette”.
The Magistrate, after listening to the man’s explanation, entered a not guilty plea and remanded him to prison. The case will continue on July 29, 2019.