By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN caught with a loaded pistol after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday.
Tarrio Knowles, 33, failed to stop after officers caught him speeding in a white Suzuki Alto on Cowpen Road at about 10.20pm on July 20.
Police pursued Knowles until his vehicle collided with another vehicle on Golden Isles Road and overturned.
Officers recovered a black Glock 19 9mm pistol loaded with nine rounds from the vehicle.
Knowles was treated at Princess Margaret Hospital for injuries suffered in the crash.
He pleaded guilty before Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Magistrate Allen sentenced Knowles to 36 months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for the firearm and 18 months for the ammunition. The sentences will run concurrently.
Sergeant 3004 Forbes prosecuted the case.
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