A 33-year-old gold miner, Mark Gentle of Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence. The charges are brought under the Firearms Act, according to one outlet, and are read to him at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
Gentle appears before Magistrate Caressa Henry on Tuesday, where he is charged with both offences and pleads not guilty to them, outlets report. After the court appearance, he is remanded to prison, with reporting indicating the matter proceeds through the court process. Across the sources, the focus stays on the criminal charges, the defendant’s age and address, and the procedural steps taken at his first appearance, rather than on any claimed circumstances around how the firearm or ammunition were obtained.
