CITY Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday remanded to prison a wood cutter from Marwari village in the North West District for unlawful possession of a firearm.The charge read that on Monday, October 19, the 24- year- old, Deltim Williams had in his possession one 16-gauge shotgun when he was not a licensed firearm holder. He pleaded not guilty. On the same day it is alleged that he used threatening language to Sylvin George at Nut Creek. He was charged with breaching the peace and again he said he pleaded not guilty.
Police Prosecutor Simone Payne opposed bail based on the nature of the act, saying that if Williams were allowed pretrial liberty he might tamper with the witness George, since he had threatened to shoot him with the firearm.
Williams’s attorney David James told the court that his client, who lived with his reputed wife, had no prior charges. He explained that Williams and George were both loggers and on the day in question they had an argument. The lawyer requested bail in a reasonable sum for his client, stating that during the argument George disarmed Williams and took the defendant and the gun to the village Toshao.
The accused was placed on $10,000 bail on the threatening language charge and was remanded for illegal possession of the firearm . He will appear before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on October 27.