Bus driver jailed over ammo

Charles Richards

A minibus driver who pleaded guilty to unlawfully having a quantity of ammunition in his possession was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 and sentenced to two years in prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Charles Richards
Charles Richards

Charles Richards, 44, of 119 A Field Sophia admitted to the charge of unlawful possession of ammunition which stated that on October 7 at Georgetown, he had in his possession forty-two  7.62 live rounds of ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence.

In giving the facts of the case, the Prosecutor told the court that on the day in question; the police received certain information that the defendant had the ammunition in his possession. After conducting several searches, the police uncovered the articles in Richards’ motorcycle.

When given a chance to respond, Richards who wore a calm look told the court that he was the victim of circumstances. He said that someone had given him the ammunition to deliver to another person and he would have been paid $5,000 for the delivery job.

The Acting Chief Magistrate then told him that she would send him to the Camp Street Prison where he would be afforded “three square meals per day.”

The unrepresented Richards was later ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 and sentenced to two years in prison.