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The Notorious Mark Medina Convicted
posted (October 5, 2010)
26 year old Mark Medina Jr. has been in and out of trouble with the law for the last ten years - accused of a litany of offences right up to murder. Tonight, he stands convicted of keeping a firearm and ammunition without a gun license. He was sentenced to four years today in the number six Magistrate's court after he was found guilty.

In December of 2009, He was found with a 9 millimeter pistol and 16 bullets; he was sentenced to two years for each offence, but they are to run concurrently, so he will serve two years.

Police found the gun when they went to search his home for items stolen during a burglary. When they arrived at the home, Medina let out three pit-bulls at the police and Corporal Arcadio Chun shot one of the dogs dead.

Media gave a statement form the dock in which he said the 9 millimeter pistol belonged to his father..

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