West Demerara man caught with gun on Corentyne Coast remanded to jail

Aug 24, 2016 News

A 36-year-old West Demerara man was nabbed with a gun in a car on Saturday, last, on the

Remanded: Leslie Blackwood

Corentyne Coast.
Leslie Blackwood of 215 Westminster, West Coast Demerara, was travelling in a White Toyota Allion Motor Car, PNN 9422, around 18:20 hrs, when the vehicle was intercepted by the police who were conducting a stop and search exercise at the time, outside the No. 51 Police station.
The driver and Blackwood were the only two passengers in the vehicle. Blackwood was sitting in the front passenger seat at the time.
Upon checking the vehicle one .32 Ruger revolver was found between the two front seats of the vehicle. Further checks unearthed 12 live .32 rounds in the said vehicle.
While the driver denied knowledge of the gun and ammunition, Blackwood claimed that the gun and ammunition belonged to him. He stated that he bought the items in Kitty for his own protection since his life was being threatened. The men were reportedly heading to Corriverton to “sport”.
The driver, who also hails from Georgetown, stated that he rented the car from a service and had lent it to Blackwood. He did not know that Blackwood had a gun in his possession.
Blackwood appeared yesterday in the Springlands Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rabindranath Singh on two charges of possession of arms and ammunition without being the holder of a licence.
He was remanded to jail until September 14 when the matter will be heard again.

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