Darryl John of Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg was sentenced to 48 months in prison when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He was found guilty of having a .38 revolver in his possession along with six matching rounds of .38 ammunition, four rounds of 9mm ammunition and two rounds of .32 ammunition in his possession on September 27, 2015.
On the day of the incident, the defendant also took out a firearm and threatened to kill several Police Officers.
Jailed: Darryl John
On Wednesday, Magistrate Latchman in handing down her decision told John that as a result of the prevalence of the crime, she would sentence him to 48 months for each offence; however, the sentences would run concurrently.
At a previous hearing, John’s lawyer, Charles Ramson Jr requested that a probation report be presented on his client’s behalf before he was sentenced.
The defendant was remanded until the report was submitted. Following the submission of the report, Ramson told the court that the case made out by the prosecution against his client was weak, adding that the prosecution had failed to prove the key elements of the offence – whether his client had physical control, knowledge and custody of the arms and ammunition.
However, in handing down her sentence, Magistrate Latchman said that the court was satisfied with the evidence presented by the prosecution.
