Man with unlicensed gun charged after argument with police officer

Dec 06, 2018 News

A man who allegedly showed a police constable an unlicensed firearm after they were involved in an argument, was yesterday charged for the offence.
Khayyam Ahmad, 25, a mechanic of 197 South Road, Bourda, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where the charge of unlicensed firearm possession was read to him.
He denied the charge which alleged that on December 1, last, at South Road, Bourda, he had in his possession one .32 pistol when he was not a licensed firearm holder enforce at the time.
Ahmad was represented by Attorney-at-Law George Thomas who in a bail application for his client told the court that the weapon was not found in his client’s possession.
The lawyer further argued that his client was confronted by a group of men and one of them may have placed the gun in the shop.
The lawyer added that soon after the men left, a party of police officers showed up and arrested his client after they found the unlicensed firearm in a car that he was working on.
However, facts presented by Police Prosecutor Warren Turnhill differed from the defence.
The Prosecutor told the court that on the day in question about 23:30 hrs Police Constable Williams went to a tyre shop at South Road, Bourda where he was confronted by Ahmad.

Remanded to prison Khayyam Ahmad

The court heard the two got into an argument and Ahmad walked behind the tire shop and returned with a gun which was hidden in his pants waist.
Ahmad was about to reach for the unlicensed firearm when someone shouted, “Boy, how you talking to the police like that.”
The court heard Ahmad upon hearing that, ran to the back of the shop and threw the gun in a corner.
The officer (Williams) then called for backup and a party of police officers went to the location where they found the firearm.
Ahmad was then arrested and taken into custody, and charged for the offence.
He was remanded to prison by Magistrate Azore who instructed him to make his next court appearance on December 19.