A 20 year old man was caught with a 38 Special in Belize City on Saturday night - and he's in jail tonight because of it. Around 11:30 on Saturday night, Police saw August riding a bicycle on cemetery road and pulled him over for a stop and search. They say that he took a gun from his pocket and threw it on the ground. Police retrieved the gun and found that it was a .38 revolver with 6 live rounds. Police say August told them he found the revolver on Partridge Street.
August was charged with Kept Firearm without a Gun Licence and Kept Ammunition without a Gun Licence.
He appeared today before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford where he pled not guilty to the charges. He was remanded into custody until May 31.
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