A 37-year-old man was remanded to prison after facing a city magistrate on charges of being in possession of an illegal firearm and using threatening language
Gregory Williams, 37, of Annai Village Central, North Rupununi was charged on Friday with being in possession of one 77 pistol without a licence and using threatening language towards Mark George on July 29.
Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that the defendant was consuming alcohol under a benab when he pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot George. Jones said that other persons under the benab disarmed the defendant and took him to the police station. Jones also stated that police officers carried out an investigation before charging Williams.
Williams was represented by an attorney who claimed that his client did not have a gun on him. The attorney pleaded for reasonable bail on the grounds that the defendant has no previous charges and is a father of five and has been with his reputed wife for 15 years.
The accused was remanded to prison until September 7 and the matter was transferred to Lethem Magistrate’s Court.
