By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN who spent four days in prison last week denied having a loaded firearm and marijuana in his vehicle after police stopped and searched him in the Coral Harbour area earlier this month.
Prosecutors allege Doug Gardiner, 36, was found with a black Austrian Glock 9mm pistol, 25 rounds of ammunition, a black firearm magazine, and more than one ounce of marijuana when his white Nissan Clipper was stopped by police around 2am on January 15.
Last Monday, Gardiner pleaded guilty before Deputy Chief Magistrate Shaka Serville to charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition with intent to supply, possession of a component part of a firearm, and possession of dangerous drugs.
However, after spending four days in prison, Gardiner reversed his earlier position and pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
His co-accused, Carlinda Daniels, 38, maintained her not guilty plea to the charges. She was granted bail on Monday.
Gardiner was granted bail in the sum of $7,500 with one or two sureties. As part of his bail conditions, he is required to sign in at the Western Police Station every Monday and Thursday by 7pm. He must also surrender his travel documents and will be fitted with a monitoring device.
The accused return to court for trial on March 25.
Dr K Melvin Munroe and Nicholas Mitchell represented the accused. Inspector Cordero Farrington was the prosecutor.
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