Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Possession, Charges Against Co-Defendants Withdrawn
Ridge Turner pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel this morning to charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, while charges against his two co-defendants were withdrawn.
Turner, 33, of Parham, has been remanded into custody until Wednesday when he will appear for sentencing.
The guilty plea stems from an incident that occurred around 5:30 am on Saturday, April 26, when officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Task Force were conducting a mobile patrol in the Grays Farm area.
Police observed Turner behaving suspiciously and conducted a search, which resulted in the discovery of one .32mm pistol and one round of ammunition on his person.
In a separate but related incident, Turner had also been charged alongside 34-year-old Tristan Armstrong of Golden Grove and 31-year-old Kasey Wendrick of Crosbies for unlawful possession of a .32mm round of ammunition.
According to police reports, officers found the ammunition inside a vehicle occupied by all three individuals in Grays Farm on the same morning.
These charges against Armstrong and Wendrick have now been withdrawn.
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