Reuben Forde has been remanded to His Majesty’s Prison until November 17 after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Forde appeared before Chief Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel in the All Saints Magistrate’s Court on Monday, November 9. The charges involved a Taurus G3 9mm pistol and ten rounds of 9mm ammunition. The prosecution accepted his guilty pleas on both counts.
Police said officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department Task Force stopped and searched a white Lexus driven by Forde during an operation in Ottos at about 9 a.m. on Friday, November 6. Officers reported finding the pistol and a magazine containing ten rounds of ammunition.
Forde was arrested at the scene and taken to the St. John’s Police Station.
