PRINCIPAL Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, on Thursday, August 8, 2019, sentenced a thirty-one-year-old shop-owner to serve one year’s imprisonment for possession of unlicensed gun and ammunition.

Ricolido Kyte, of Melongie Landing, Cuyuni River and formerly of Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, made his first appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday, August 2, 2019, and pleaded guilty to the two charges.

Particulars of the first charge stated that, on July 30, 2019 at Melongie Landing, Cuyuni River, he had a 12-gauge, single-barrel shotgun in his possession when he was not the holder of a firearm license.

The second charge also stated that, on the same date, and at the same location, Kyte had two matching cartridges in his possession.

Attorney-at-law George Thomas who represented Kyte asked the court that he be given a suspended sentence, due to the purpose for which the defendant had purchased the gun.
Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus sentenced Kyte to one year’s imprisonment since he was remorseful for what he had done and did not waste the court’s time.