A mill operator was on Tuesday granted bail when he appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.
Daughton Jackson, 31, of West Minister, West Bank Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the offenses of unlawful possession of a firearm without license and unlawful possession of ammunition without license contrary to section 16(2)(a) of the Firearm Chapter 16:05.
Jackson was placed on bail of $150,000 for unlawful possession of a firearm without license and $100,000 for the offense of unlawful possession of ammunition without a license.
This matter was adjourned to July 4, 2024.
Police had stated that at about 12:30h on Sunday last, acting on information received ranks went to a home at West Minister, West Bank Demerara. Upon arrival, contact was made with a 31-year-old mill operator. He was told of the information the police were in receipt of that he had a gun and asked whether he was the holder of a firearm license, and he answered “No”. (G4)
