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Librarian Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession
posted (November 5, 2009)

Thirty year old librarian Bernard Timmons along with his 27 year old common law wife Keisha Reneau were today charged for one count of keeping a firearm without a license and two counts of keeping unlicensed ammunition. Timmons pleaded guilty, presumably so that the charges against his wife can be withdrawn. And he will pay dearly for that decision as he was sentenced to two years for each count. That’s a total of four years, but the sentences are to run concurrently, so he will only serve two years.

Reneau who pleaded not guilty will be remanded until tomorrow so that the DPP can decide whether to withdraw the charges against her.

The unlicensed gun and ammunition were found in a raid around 7:25 this morning when the police searched the couple’s home at #180 Neal’s Pen Road. A 38 revolver with four live rounds and 15 rounds of .25 ammunition were found in a chest in the washroom area. Keisha Reneau was not at home at the time of the search. Timmons has been a librarian for 11 years.

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