A partially paralysed 18-year-old named Mark Anthony on Friday stood arraigned before Georgetown Magistrate Dylan Bess, facing the following charges:
1: That on September 26, 2016, at Albouystown, Georgetown, he discharged a
Anthony on his first appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts
loaded firearm at Police rank Rojah Pilgrim with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or cause Pilgrim grievous bodily harm.
2: That on the same day, he had in his possession a .38 revolver and three matching live rounds of ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence.
On trial for the offence since late last year, Mark Anthony actually appeared in court on a stretcher, as he is experiencing swelling to his abdomen and legs.
The prosecutor informed the court that on the day of his arrest, Mark Anthony had reportedly approached the virtual complainant (VC) Rojah Pilgrim, who was in his car, and discharged his firearm in Pilgrim’s direction, injuring the plain-clothes Policeman. The injured officer nevertheless managed to disarm Anthony and arrest him, in process of which Anthony also was shot; hence his partial paralysis.
The teen was on Friday jailed for one year and fined $50,000 on the possession of ammunition charge, and jailed for one year and fined $100,000 on the possession of a firearm charge.
Moreover, he was jailed for eighteen months for discharging rounds at the Police Officer. However, all sentences will be served concurrently.
Anthony’s family members were very upset at the sentences imposed on him. They explained to anyone listening that he is sick and they are being denied the right to make certain necessities available to him.
