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Possession Of One Live Round? Jail!
posted (September 4, 2012)
29 year-old John Bernard Jr., a resident of Handyside Street, is on remand at prison tonight, after police caught him with a single bullet.

According to police, they searched his home, which led to the discovery of 1 Aguila Brand 9mm round, which they reportedly found inside his room. They also found 4.7 grams of marijuana in his pocket.

As a result, police charged him with keeping unlicensed ammunition and possession of a controlled drug. He was arraigned before Magistrate Aretha Ford today, where he pleaded guilty to the possession, but not guilty to the ammunition charge.

He was fined $300 which he has to pay by October 4, or he will spend 3 months in default, but Magistrate Ford couldn't grant him bail due to the nature of the ammunition offence.

As a result, he was remanded to prison until his next court date, which is also set for October 4. Another man who is on remand for firearm offences tonight is 23 year-old Michael Dawson. Police say that they were on mobile patrol on Sunday night, and at around 9:45 p.m., they saw Dawson standing at the corner of Ebony and Mayflower Streets acting suspiciously.

They found a 9mm pistol in the waist of his pants. The pistol was loaded with 10 live rounds of ammunition. As a result, they charged him with keeping an unlicensed firearm and keeping unlicensed ammunition.

He was arraigned today before Magistrate Dale Cayetano, where he pleaded not guilty. Due to the nature of the offences, he couldn't be granted bail, and was remanded until October 23, his next court date.

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