Fifty two year old Gerald Hamilton, a construction worker residing at 28 Nurse Findley Crescent, was charged with kept imitation firearm when he appeared today in the #5 Magistrate's Court.
Hamilton wanted to plead guilty to the charge but Magistrate Albert Hoare entered an equivocal plea of not guilty when Hamilton explained that he found the firearm under a vehicle after he saw two young men put it there.
It is a firearm offence, and Hamilton was remanded into custody until June 3rd. The incident occurred around 3:30pm on Saturday April 30th.
The police were on mobile patrol on North Front Street when, acting on information received they stopped in front of the Water Taxi Terminal and searched Hamilton. The search resulted in the discovery of a black imitation firearm with brown handle.
Police found another weapon when they searched 21 year old Andre Alvarez, a fisherman of Police Street, yesterday. Police say he was carrying one chrome and black.22 pistol with two live rounds.
