A TWENTY-seven-year-old miner was on Wednesday refused bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a charge of unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition. Rickford Atwell Shepard pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on April 28 at Arangoy Landing, he had in his possession one 9mm semi-automatic pistol while he was not a licensed firearm holder.

He also denied that on the same day at Arangoy Landing, he also had in his possession two live rounds of matching ammunition.

The prosecution revealed that on the day in question, ranks acting on information went to the defendant’s shop and conducted a search and as a result the weapon was allegedly found under a mattress.
He was remanded to prison and the matter was transferred to Kamarang Magistrate’s Court for May 15.