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Airline employee, friend in court over .45 pistols

Dec 21, 2013 News

 

A former Air Services Limited employee and his friend yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after they were allegedly in possession of a pistol and live ammunition at the Ogle International Airport.
Jamie Farley, 20, of F24 Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, and Phillip McPherson, of 707 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, were read separate possession of firearms and ammunition charges when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, and were later remanded to prison.
The prosecution claimed that on December 19, last, at the Ogle International Airport, East Coast Demerara, they had in their possession one .45 pistol and  four live .45 ammunition, when neither Farley nor McPherson were holders of firearm licences.
According to reports, Farley was an employee attached to the airport. He was recently fired from the company and had returned there on Thursday with his friend to uplift his severance package. The reports further claimed that he walked with the gun in case ‘force’ was needed to uplift his money.
Police Prosecutor Corporal Bharat Mangru added that whilst at the airport Farley was seen handing the gun to his friend, McPherson, who there with him.
He said, however, the move was spotted by a security guard who promptly contacted police ranks stationed at the airport who then moved in and apprehended the two men.
A search was conducted on them and the firearm was retrieved. Further investigations were reportedly conducted hence the charge was instituted on Farley and McPherson.
McPherson who was unrepresented by counsel told the court that he is a student who has no prior conviction.
Defence Attorney Euclin Gomes, who rose to represent Farley, claimed that the two men were unfortunate to be where the ammunition was found. He said that his client who is a student of Global Technology has an unblemished character and at no time had any knowledge of the weapon.
The lawyer made an application for reasonable bail to be granted to his client but it was met with objections from the prosecution who believed that there were no special reasons raised by counsel as it relates to the offence.
Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry upheld the objections of the prosecution and refused the two students bail. Their case was transferred to the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore on Monday, December 23 for report and fixtures.

 

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