28 year-old Gion Bernard, a resident of George Street who is well-known to police, is once again at prison after he was allegedly busted with a firearm last night.
Police were on Victoria Street, and they say that Bernard had a weapon on him, which he threw away in an open lot when he saw them coming. It caused a number of police officers to respond where they locked down the street and searched for it.
The officers say that they retrieved a 9mm pistol which was loaded with 7 rounds of ammunition from the lot, and as a result, they charged him with keeping an unlicensed firearm, and keeping unlicensed ammunition. He was arraigned today before Magistrate Clive Lino where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Due to nature of the offences, however, he couldn't be granted bail, and he was remanded to prison until December 19.
It is notable that Bernard limped his way into court, and his left forearm was bandaged. As you saw in the footage, the community was very angry at the police, who they say brutalized him when they were looking for the gun.
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