A 24-year-old man from Rey Hill has been jailed for one year after he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Ockeem McDonald has also been ordered to pay fines totalling $3,000 for two traffic offences – or face a further seven weeks in prison.
On 27 March, officers of the Royal Anguilla Police Force apprehended McDonald for possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as for driving without a valid licence or insurance.
He appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on 23 October where he pleaded guilty to all charges against him, a police press release said on 24 October.
McDonald was sentenced to 12 months in prison for possession of firearm and six months – to run concurrently – for possession of ammunition.
The magistrate also ordered him to pay a fine of EC$500 by 31 October for driving without a driver’s licence – or face a further three weeks in prison.
For the offence of driving without insurance he was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 by 31 December – or face another month in prison.
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