-one remanded to March 21, other escapes from GPHC

VENDOR David Bernard (no address given) pleaded not guilty Monday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to being in possession of one 9 mm pistol with one matching live round and one .38 revolver with six matching live rounds, without being the holder of a firearm licence.

Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said that at about 23:15 hrs on March 6 at ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, Bernard was driving a CG motorcycle with Dextroy Brown as his pillion passenger when the police stopped and searched them. Nothing was found on their persons, but the firearms and ammunition were found under the motorcycle seat.

During the arrest, police shot Dextroy Brown to his leg.

The prosecutor successfully objected to bail for Bernard, citing the seriousness and prevalence of the offence. The man was remanded until March 21, when the matter would be recalled, and an arrest warrant was issued for Brown, 21, of Waterloo Street, Georgetown.

The police contend that Brown escaped from the Male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital at about 05:30 hrs on the day after his arrest. The rank guarding him had handcuffed him to the hospital bed and left for the washroom, and on his return, he discovered that Brown was missing.