Man sentenced in absentia for gun, ammo possession arrested on warrants

A 23-year-old mason who was sentenced in absentia earlier this year has been apprehended by police and is expected to begin serving a three-year prison sentence.

Leon Moore, of Lot 1092 Phase 2 Farm Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Lot 165 Titus Street, Agricola, was arrested on Tuesday following the execution of two commitment warrants.
Moore had been sentenced on February 12 by Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court. He was handed a two-year sentence for possession of a firearm without a licence and an additional year for possession of ammunition without a license.
The sentencing took place in Moore’s absence, and efforts to locate him had been ongoing since the ruling. He is currently in custody at the Ruimveldt Police Station and will be transported to the Lusignan Prison to commence his sentence.
In July last year, Moore was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence.
The police said that the defendant, after the incident, appeared at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Delon Bess, where he pleaded not guilty. He was remanded to prison and was subsequently released.