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Timothy Taylor, a 20-year-old father of two, was yesterday jailed for two years after he was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.Taylor of Timehri, East Bank Demerara was busted with a .32 revolver, on January 6, at Avenue of the Republic,China Jerseys NFL, Georgetown.In addition, he was also found with three live rounds of matching ammunition.He was sentenced to one year imprisonment on each charge and ordered to pay a fine of $1,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale,000 on each charge.Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan in summing up the evidence informed the court that the defendant was in physical possession of the firearm and ammunition. She noted that it was also proven that the defendant had knowledge of the articles, while adding that she found the submissions given by the defendant’s attorney to be inconclusive.She said that the elements of the offence in which the defendant is charged for was proven beyond reasonable doubt. The Magistrate also affirmed that the defendant’s version of the story was “made up”.Before handing down the sentence, the Magistrate considered all mitigating factors raised by the defendant’s attorney and the time the accused had spent on remand.According to Police Prosecutor,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, Corporal Deniro Jones,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, about 02:45 hours, on the day in question, a party of police ranks on patrol duty observed Taylor and two others acting in a suspicious manner. He said they decided to approach the defendant and his friends,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but when they observed the cops advancing they ran away.Jones told the court that the ranks chased after them,Wholesale Basketball Jerseys, but were only able to apprehend Taylor.The defendant was searched and a loaded gun was found hidden in the waist of his pants. He was arrested and taken to the Brickdam Police Station where charges were subsequently laid.The man had initially denied the allegations. |
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