NASSAU- A man who claimed he bought a gun for his protection has been jailed.
Police arrested 27-year-old Geraiceo Brown on July 18 last year after they found a loaded Glock handgun during a vehicle stop.
The officers stopped the car because they suspected that Brown had drugs and guns due to his suspicious behaviour.
The officers found the Austria Glock .45mm pistol with an extended clip, containing 10 rounds of ammunition, in the centre console of the car.
Brown told the officers that the gun was his and he’d bought it for protection.
He told officers, “My father was killed; my brother was killed; I can’t take any chances.”
Brown was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty on December 29.
The prosecution dropped charges against the girlfriend due to Brown’s guilty plea.
Copyright Bahamas Court News 2022
