By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was sent to prison until the new year after facing a gun-related charge less than three months after being charged with a similar offence.
Magistrate Shaka Serville charged Berkley Fowler, 34, with possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition yesterday.
Police arrested Fowler after finding him with a black Austria Glock 27 .40 pistol with nine rounds of .40 ammunition in New Providence on December 2.
After the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecution objected to his bail, citing his prior gun charge from September.
The defendant’s lawyer, Alphonso Lewis, said his client never breached bail conditions and attended his court dates.
Magistrate Serville delayed Fowler’s bail hearing to January 4, 2024, when he will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. The accused was also informed of his right to apply to the Supreme Court for bail.
Before being taken into remand, Fowler was allowed a brief moment in court with a relative.
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