Jobe Caesar, a national footballer, was yesterday remanded to prison on two charges, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
It is alleged that on November 13th, 24-year-old Caesar of Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, had in his possession at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue one .32 Taurus pistol without being the holder of a firearm licence. It is further alleged that on the said date and address, he illegally had 6 live rounds of .32 ammunition. Caesar pleaded not guilty to both charges.
During the proceedings, the court heard that on the day in question, police ranks in plain clothes acted on information received and went to the National Gymnasium where they saw Caesar acting in a suspicious manner. The ranks identified themselves as police officers and carried out a search on the defendant where a gun was found in Caesar’s crotch. He was told of the offence, cautioned and escorted to the Police Station where he admitted to the offence.
