Miner remanded on firearm, ammo charges

A 21-year-old resident of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) was on Wednesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Fabayo Azore on two charges relating to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Shaid Allison appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charges which stated that on October 21, 2018 at Bourda, Georgetown, he had in his possession an unlicensed .32 pistol, along with six matching rounds of ammunition. A third charge stated that on the same date at the same location, the miner attempted to commit an armed robbery on Julian McAlmon.
The defendant denied all three charges.
The Police Prosecutor objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the offences.
Magistrate Azore upheld the prosecution’s submission and remanded Allison to prison on the first two charges, but granted him bail of $100,000 on the third charge. The case was adjourned to November 28, 2018.