Plaisance man remanded on ganja, firearm charges

Sep 03, 2008 News

A man who was shot by police during last week following a confrontation has been remanded to prison.
The accused, 23-year-old Junior Johnson appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Johnson has been charged with possession of an illegal firearm and a large quantity of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

It is alleged that on August 26 at the Berbice car park, Johnson had in his possession one .25 Berretta pistol without being the holder of a valid firearm licence.

It is also alleged that on the same day he had in his possession 1,748 grams of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
To both charges Johnson pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution, however, asked that bail be refused for both charges.
The facts of the matter stated that on the day in question, Johnson was at the Berbice car park and upon seeing a police patrol he began acting in a suspicious manner.

Johnson then began running from the police. During the incident, Johnson was shot in the right leg.
Bail was refused for both charges and the accused is expected to make his next court appearance on November 21.