Two remanded for illegal shotgun possession

Aug 14, 2012 News

Two men were remanded to jail yesterday when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive- Hamilton for reportedly having an illegal 20-gauge double-barrel shotgun in their possession.
The charge against Kiffa Small and Alister Williams states that on August 8, they had an illegal gun for which they had no licence. The men pleaded not guilty to the charge. Williams was represented by Attorney-at-law Trenton Lake.
The lawyer said that Williams, who is the number one defendant, is 20 years old and resides at 109 Carmichael Street. He said his client had no previous or pending court matters. Lake put forward that the defendants had left Williams’s home in Carmichael Street via taxi. He said the taxi driver stopped at a yard and went inside leaving the defendants in the car. He continued that a police patrol vehicle pulled up and requested to conduct a search. The illegal shotgun, Lake said, was found under the driver’s seat of the car and that was the circumstance under which the men were apprehended.
The prosecutor had stated that the defendants were noticed by the police who were acting on information received. She said that Williams was seated in the back seat of the taxi with a blue and black haversack on his lap while Small was in the seat next to the driver.
Payne said the police asked to conduct a search and the article was found in the haversack. Payne said when asked about the weapon both defendants remained silent.
The Magistrate however requested of the prosecutor to make the nexus between the number one accused and the number two accused, since only one person was found with the illegal gun.
Attorney Paul Fung-a Fat then made an appearance for Small, the number two defendant. He did not give the defendant’s particulars, but said that his client had no previous, prior or pending matters in the court. He, like Lake, asked for reasonable bail for the two men.
And after the prosecutor had a hard time making the connection between the number one and two accused, Fung-a-Fat said that the two men did not know each other. He said the men who were earlier stated by the prosecutor to have entered the taxi in the vicinity of the Woodlands Hospital were on separate agendas after making visits to their families at the hospital, but boarded the same taxi.
The Magistrate then requested to see the police file and it was revealed that the defendants were apprehended when a policeman identified them coming out of a yard. She said the information read that the police saw two identifiable males exiting a yard and they were approached before they could enter a private car. A search was conducted and an item allegedly found.
Williams and Small will have to remain as guests of the state until September 24 when the Chief Magistrate returns.

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