A man was on Thursday sentenced to a three-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of unlawful possession of guns and ammunition. Magistrate Sueanna Lovell imposed the sentence on vendor Dustin Jackson after finding him guilty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It had been alleged that on March 26, at Eping Avenue, Jackson had in his possession a .32 Taurus pistol and 15 matching live rounds, without being the holder of a licence for any of the two items. It was also alleged that on the same day in Garnett Street, Kitty, he had in his possession an unlicensed .38 Taurus revolver with five matching rounds, 18 .32 live rounds and 700 grammes of cannabis and 40 grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
He had pleaded not guilty when they were read to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court earlier in the year.
Police Corporal Venetta Pindar had told the court that on the night of March 26, a police patrol was stopped by a man, who told them that he was being threatened by another man, who was driving motor vehicle PJJ 8117. The patrol later found Jackson in Eping Avenue, driving the vehicle in question. They proceeded to search the vehicle and found an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol with 15 matching rounds. The ranks then proceeded to the Jackson’s home at Garnett Street and found an additional 18 .32 live rounds, along with an unlicensed .38 Taurus revolver with five matching rounds as well as a quantity of cannabis and cocaine.
