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Five people are in jail tonight after they were taken to Magistrate's Court for firearm offences relating to 2 separate cases.

In the first, a family of three adults, and a 16 year old boy were charged for a single round of unlicensed ammunition when they appeared before Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. The adults are 29 year old Shantel Usher, 19 year old Donovan Usher and 23 year old Danika Usher.

They all pled not guilty to the charge, and during the arraignment, Chief Magistrate Smith told the prosecutor that if he doesn't come back with the facts of this case on Friday, December 5, to prove the case against the defendants, she will dismiss the matter. Her hands were tied in relation to the law, and so, she remanded the four defendants into custody until December 5. The incident occurred on December 2. The police reported that when they searched a house on Cardinez Alley they found one single bronze 9 millimeter bullet on a shelf beside a pink bag in one of the rooms.

And in the other case, Sixty-seven year old Adolphus Barrett, a cabinet maker of Lord's Bank Village, was arraigned on the charge of aggravated assault with a firearm when he appeared today before the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith.

At the arraignment, Barrett pled not guilty to the charge. His attorney, Kevin Arthurs, told the court that he recently has surgery for cancer and he has a prostate problem, so Chief Magistrate smith remanded him into custody at Ladyville Police Station until February 24.

The incident occurred on December 2, at Barrett's home. Barrett's wife, Hadie Barrett, reported to the police that she and her husband had a misunderstanding and Barrett pulled his licensed 9 millimeter pistol and pointed it at her.