SOURCE- REAL NEWS: A 21-year-old Nelson Street man whom the Police charged for larceny and possession of a firearm and ammunition has been convicted and fined $30,000.
Nickquan Valarie had been arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on Friday, May 24, and the illegal items were found and seized.
He was subsequently charged and taken before the St. John’s Magistrates Court on Thursday, May 30, when he pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a 9mm firearm; unlawful possession of 12 rounds of corresponding ammunition; unlawful possession of one 9mm spent shell; and larceny of the firearm, the ammunition and a holster.
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In dishing out his sentence, Magistrate Dame Hamilton imposed a $10,000 fine on Valarie for possession of ammunition and a $20,000 fine for possession of the firearm.
On the charges of unlawful possession of the spent shell and larceny, he was given a reprimand and discharged.
Earlier reports said that Valarie and the victim, who is a licensed firearm holder, had been working together on a farm at Orange Valley when the weapon vanished.
A report of the theft was made to the Police, and this prompted the search of his home.
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We have an epidemic of gun violence, but these foreign gunmen are still only getting fines. What kind of pappy show country is this?
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