Edward McCollin, who was charged last December with possession of a rifle and ammunition, was found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail yesterday.
McCollin, a guard of Lot 67 Vryheid’s Lust, was sentenced for charges which stated that on December 20th, 2015, at Georgetown, he had a 1.228T Rochester rifle in his possession and 19 live rounds of .32 ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Magistrate Judy Latchman, who presided over the trial in a Georgetown court, sentenced McCollin to five years in jail for the firearm charge and another five years for the ammunition charge. The defendant was
