Tonight, 18 year-old Shane Godoy is spending his third night of a 5-year sentence after he was convicted of firearm charges before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer.
The arresting officers testified in the trial that at around 9:20 p.m. on July 19, 2012, they were on mobile patrol on Peter Seco Street, when they saw him riding a bicycle. When he saw the officers, he threw away an item, and they immediately detained him and escorted him back to the yard where it landed. They discovered that it was a black 9 millimeter pistol, which had 5 rounds of ammunition in the magazine, and as a result, they arrested and charged him with keeping an unlicensed firearm, and keeping unlicensed ammunition.
He didn't give sworn evidence, but in his statement to the court, he placed himself on the scene saying that he saw 2 people come out of the yard exactly when the firearm was found.
After considering all the evidence, Senior Magistrate Frazer found him guilty of the offences, and sentenced him to 5 years to run concurrently. So, he will only spend 5 years in jail.
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