A West Ruimveldt teen was yesterday remanded to prison by the Chief Magistrate after pleading not guilty to illegal possession of a firearm charge.
Objections to bail were raised by the prosecution when Alex Mendonca, 18, appeared in Georgetown Magistrates’ Court One. According to Prosecutor Michael Grant, on January 21, at West Ruimveldt, a firearm had been found in the possession of Mendonca.
Acting on a tip, police officers had gone to the young man’s West Ruimveldt home at about 7 am on January 21 to conduct a search. Mendonca, who lives with his mother, had been locked in his bedroom when the officers arrived. His mother had no access to his room, Grant said. It was only after she knocked and requested entry did
