Duo allegedly found with gun gets bail
A man and a woman found with an illegal firearm and ammunition in Road Town on November 3 were granted bail when they appeared in the Magistrate Court today.
Lynette Summersill, a 56-year-old Guyanese cook, pleaded not guilty to the two charges laid against her, while her co-accused David Cummings, a 44-year-old construction worker and Jamaican, did not enter a plea as his attorney was not present for the hearing.
The two co-defendants were granted bail in the sum of $50,000 with several conditions. The two accused were instructed by Magistrate Khadeen Palmer to surrender all travel documents to the police and report to the Road Town Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 6am and 12pm.
The court was told that on November 3, 2021, two police officers were conducting a routine mobile patrol along Admin Drive when they noticed a Black Chevrolet jeep driving slowly during the blackout at approximately 1:30am. The driver of the vehicle, Cummings, was instructed to pull over but he failed to comply initially. However, the driver eventually complied and the officers asked the two occupants for a search.
The court heard when the officers were about to search the car, Cummings tried to flee the scene. However, he was caught and handcuffed. Eight rounds of live nine-millimetre ammunition were discovered along with a black and silver nine-millimetre gun under the front passenger seat of the vehicle.
This incident is just one of the latest discoveries of illegal firearms and ammunition in the territory. Yesterday, a police sergeant was granted bail when he appeared in court for illegal possession of 11 rounds of live ammunition.
Cummings was represented by Richard Rowe who was absent from the hearing while Summersill was represented by Stephen Daniels. The matter is adjourned until January 24, 2022, for reporting and the court will accept a plea from Cummings in the presence of his attorney.
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Send them home
only locals cant get bail
That is a fact! It shows how some magistrates look out for their own while we bury ours. Every expat who appear in court on gun charges is able to get bail.
All they need to prove is that they get the gun from a???
Fabulous now they have plenty of time to go home and hide any other evidence. Each bullet is a potential death. I thought we were getting tough on gun crime. A Belonger friend innocently was charged of passing a cheque to a friend and bail was $75,000 (charges later dropped but not without having first to find the security) . This aint right. Its a GUN.
Who is paying attention to these types of matters, including the biases. Matters of the same should receive the same punishment. If Peter gets no bail for having a gun then Paul should receive the same.
I remember a few years ago everyone caught with guns was getting 5 years no bail even if it was their first offence. Why all of sudden everybody getting bail, even previous offenders.
He was back couple AH days , and he causing trouble again / put COX to investigate his A*S
Am I the only one concerned that these guys were out on the prowl during a blackout? BVIEC needs to stop giving notice of their night time blackouts.
You are correct. I wonder what they were up to at that hour during a blackout???