A PRISON officer attached to the Georgetown Prison appeared before city Magistrate Leron Daley, charged with illegal possession of a fireman and matching ammunition without being a licensed firearm holder. Christopher Elias, 24 of Lot 43 East Ruimveldt was found with the illegal items on July 24 at Princess Street, Georgetown. The court heard that that on the day, he had five rounds of matching ammunition in his possession. The prison officer was also charged with behaving in a manner to provoke Orlando Harris on the said date at Mandela Avenue.
Elias pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was represented by Attorney-at-law Melville Duke. Duke contended that his client is not the owner of the car in which the “old rusty gun” was found. He ordered that a case of multiple occupancy should be established, since two other persons were in the car when the illegal items were found.
This newspaper understands that on the day in question, Elias drove his car into Harris’s motorcycle at a gas station on Mandela Avenue. The man approached Elias, who allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at him.
Harris, who is a police officer, quickly reported the matter and ranks on patrol apprehended Elias on Princess Street. He was searched and no gun was found on him. The officer then searched under the bonnet of the car and found the gun hidden.
Bail was denied and the prison officer was remanded until August 15.