Devon Porter of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was nabbed by police during a high-speed chase in August 2018, was on Friday jailed for two years after he was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition possession charges.
The ruling was handed down by Magistrate Dylon Bess, who found Porter guilty of the charges after the trial was completed at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Porter, a taxi driver, had denied both charges when they were read to him by Magistrate Judy Latchman during his first court appearance.
The court heard that on August 9, 2018, while he was in the vicinity of Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, he had in his possession a .38 revolver without being a licenced firearm holder.
The second charge stated that on the same day, he also had in his possession one live matching round.
Devon Porter being escorted by a Police rank
The prosecution had informed the court that the 38-year-old man was arrested after a high-speed chase with police through the Charlestown, Georgetown area.
According to police, upon observing the “suspicious movements” of motorcar PWW 149, the lawmen signalled the driver to stop the vehicle, but instead, the accused accelerated and ended up crashing into a lamp post in Lying Street, Charlestown.
As police approached the car, Porter was seen throwing the firearm through the window into a nearby drain. The car accelerated and eventually crashed into a light post.
