A 30-year-old construction worker was on Wednesday charged and remanded to prison in relation to the police finding a loaded .32 pistol at a house along Regent Street three days ago.

Marlon Smartt, a father of three, appeared before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore on two firearm-related charges.

Particulars of the charge allege that on November 5 at Georgetown, Smartt had a .32 pistol in his possession when he was not a licensed firearm holder.
It is further alleged that on the same day and location, Smartt had three live rounds of .32 ammunition in his possession.

Smartt denied both charges while his attorney, Adrian Thompson, told the court that his client was only the caretaker for the property where the alleged firearm was found.
The attorney stressed that on the day in question, the police raided the property while his client was out partying, and when he reached home intoxicated the police held him.

According to Thompson, his client was too drunk to answer the police questions at that point and was arrested. He added that Smartt denied knowledge of the firearm and called upon the police to test the firearm for fingerprints to free his client of the allegation.

Police prosecutor Simon Payne objected to bail being granted to Smartt on the ground of the seriousness of the charges. The magistrate remanded Smartt until November 15.