Two men who appeared before a magistrate on separate firearms and ammunition charges on Monday and who entered guilty pleas have been ordered to return to court on Wednesday for sentencing.
32-year-old Neil Guye of Clare Hall who was arrested and charged on Saturday with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition following the discovery of one (1) 9mm Colt pistol and ninety-five (95) rounds of matching ammunition in his possession. The discovery was made after the police executed a search warrant of Guye’s home.
He pleaded guilty when he appeared Monday before Senior Magistrate, Ngaio Emanuel. The magistrate ordered that he returns to court on Wednesday when she will announce her decision.
In a separate matter, the 33-year-old Ridge Turner of Parham was arrested by the police on Saturday when police who were on patrol in the Grays Farm area, saw him acting suspicious and conducted a search on his person where he was found with an illegal firearm and ammunition.
Meanwhile, in a separate but related incident, Turner was further charged, along with 34-year-old Tristan Armstrong of Golden Grove and 31-year-old Kasey Wendrick of Crosbies, for Unlawful Possession of one (.32mm) round of ammunition. The charge stems from an investigation where officers found the ammunition inside a vehicle occupied by the trio in Grays Farm on the same morning.
The trio appeared before Magistrate Emanuel on Monday where Turner pleaded guilty while the charges were withdrawn from the other two. Turner is due back in court on Wednesday to learn his fate.
