A 23-year-old man who was wanted in connection with three reports of house breaking and larceny in Gasparillo and a report of a robbery with aggravation in Sangre Grande was on Monday sentenced to three years hard labour by a Master at the High Court on possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition charges.
Brandon Thompson ,23, aka ‘Smalls,’ of Cotton Hill Road 3, Bonne Aventure Village Mayo, Gasparillo, was initially held during a crime suppression exercise by officers of the Eastern Division Task Force on January 28, 2024, where he was found to be in possession of a Tanfoglio .9 millimetre Pistol and six rounds of nine-millimetre ammunition.
Thompson, who was charged on February 4 by PC Mohammed, of the EDTF, appeared before Master of the High Court, Cheron Raphael, on February 5 where he pleaded guilty to the offences and was given the sentence.
Thompson was also the main suspect in connection with a December 31, 2023, report of a robbery with aggravation and possession of a firearm in the Sangre Grande district during which he allegedly robbed a gyro vendor.
Lead investigator into this matter, PC Wong of the Sangre Grande Criminal Investigations Department subsequently charged the accused on February 5 with the offences and later pleaded guilty before Master at the High Court, Cheron Raphael.
He was remanded into custody and will appear before the court on February 20, 2024, to answer the charges.
Meanwhile, during the investigations into the firearm and ammunition possession, police also discovered that the accused was wanted in connection with three counts of house breaking and larceny between July and December 2023 which allegedly occurred in the Southern Division. Thompson was later charged on February 3 with the offences by PC Roopchand of the Gasparillo CID. These matters were heard by Master at the High Court, Shebona Shel, where he was remanded into custody until another hearing on February 28, 2024