Pomeroon man remanded on gun charge

Jun 28, 2012 News

Rawlins Gobin, of Martindale, Lower Pomeroon River, has been remanded to prison. He was charged on Monday, two days after he was found by police with an unlicensed weapon in his possession.
Gobin, when he appeared in court yesterday, was cautioned by resident Magistrate Leron Daly, that he was not entitled to plead. She further refused bail to Gobin, who appeared in company of his lawyer, Sonia Huckumchand at the Wakenaam Magistrate’s Court.
According to a police report, Gobin, a resident of Martindale, Lower Pomeroon River, was apprehended by the police, who were on a routine patrol at Charity, Pomeroon, after he was seen acting in a suspicious manner Monday evening.
The police said they had unearthed a Smith and Wesson revolver with one round.