Twenty eight year old taxi driver Ronald Johnson, one of 5 persons charged with keeping firearm and ammunition without a gun license, pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared today in the number five Magistrate's court. Johnson was sentenced to two years for each count with the stipulation that the sentences are to run concurrently. The charges against the others were withdrawn. They included Johnson's common-law wife, 34 year old Kessie Staine, 20 year old Russel Staine, Jr., 25 year old Deon Neal, and 20 year old Dennis Lopez.
The gang suppression unit reported that when they searched a house yesterday, located at 6868 Electric Avenue, they found a Glock 9 millimetre pistol with 17 rounds in its magazine on the floor of a closet without any door.
