Twenty-four year old Brandon Tillett, charged with keeping firearm and ammunition without a gun license, was found guilty of both charges today in the #2 Magistrate's Court.
Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser sentenced him to two years for each count with the stipulation that the sentences are to run concurrently - meaning he will serve two years.
Tillett's attorney, Ernest Staine, has indicated that he is going to appeal and remarkably, he has been set free on bail pending that appeal.
The incident occurred around ten thirty on the morning of April 20, 2010. According to the evidence, the police were on mobile patrol on Baraccat Street when they saw Tillett and another man walking.
The police approached them and pursued them when they ran. The police said when Tillett ran into a yard they saw him throw an object near a fence. The police said when they retrieved the object it was a nine millimeter pistol with thirteen rounds in its magazine. Tillett testified and denied he had a firearm.
