Pensioner remanded on gun, ammo possession charges
Charged: George Archer
Seventy-two-year-old George Aubrey Archer of Suddie Public Road, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Monday remanded to prison on possession of firearm and ammunition charges.
Archer was arrested on Thursday last at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, after Police found him to be in possession of a .32 Taurus pistol and one magazine with 17 live .32 rounds of ammunition.
It was reported that Archer was reportedly contacted by Police after they received certain information.
The gun and ammunition found in Archer’s possession
As such, the ranks requested to conduct a search on him during which they found the pistol containing one magazine with 17 matching rounds of ammunition in the waistband of his pants.
The elderly man was questioned whether he was the holder of a firearm licence, to which he replied “no”. He was subsequently told of the offence committed and cautioned, during which he replied: “Officer, the gun is me own and me gat it to protect me self.”
However, on Monday, he appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court where the charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was remanded to prison.
