4 years jail for ‘Mad Max’ …admits to possession of illegal gun, ammo
Rawle Franklin called ‘Mad Max’
Rawle Franklin called ‘Mad Max’

RAWLE Franklin called ‘Mad Max’ was sentenced to four years imprisonment by City Magistrate Judy Latchman after he pleaded guilty to the illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Franklin 29, of Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara was on remand since October 2016, after pleading not guilty to having a .40 Smith and Wesson Pistol with 14 matching rounds.
The gun and ammunition were found during a police ‘stop and search’ exercise on October 22, 2016 in the East La Penitence, Georgetown area. His trial was almost completed when Franklin opted to change his plea to guilty.
Magistrate Latchman re-read the charges to him and imposed a fine of $60,000 along with four years’ imprisonment on each of the charges, which will run concurrently.
According to reports on October 22, 2016 about 22:00h, ranks of a mobile patrol observed the men in a white Toyota Premio, in the La Penitence area, acting suspiciously, and decided to stop and search the vehicle and its occupants.
During the search, police said a .40 Smith and Wesson Pistol with 14 matching rounds were found in the possession of Franklin, who had several criminal charges, inclusive of robbery under arms, pending before the court.
Franklin is currently before the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court for over 17 armed robbery charges and the attempted murder of Jomo Thompson, whom he allegedly shot on July 26, 2015 at a dance in Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

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