West Ruimveldt contractor granted bail on gun, ammo charges

One of the men who were arrested in May with an illegal firearm, along with several matching rounds of ammunition, was on Friday released on bail by Magistrate Leron Daly when he appeared before him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Christopher Rogers of Lot 193 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charges which stated that on May 13, 2018, during a Police operation, he had an illegal .38 revolver along with five live rounds in his possession.
The prosecution stated that on the day in question, the 28-year-old suspect was stopped by a Police rank of the anti-patrol unit while travelling with four others in motorcar HC 4061.
Upon conducting a search on his person, the illegal gun and ammunition were found hidden in his pants crotch.
As such, Rogers along with the other occupants of the motorcar was arrested but charges were instituted on Rogers.
His Attorney, Dexter Todd, in his bail application questioned why only his client was charged with the offence and shut down claims that the gun and ammunition were found in Rogers’ pants.
Todd further noted that the gun and ammunition were reportedly found in the car, which led the ranks to take all the occupants into custody.
The attorney argued that since his client had a previous incident involving a justice officer, he was victimised and charged with the offences.
Rogers was released on $300,000 bail and will make his next court appearance on July 6.