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Posted: Tuesday 21 February, 2017 at 6:02 AM

Was this sentence a slap on the wrist?

Akile Keithroy Glasgow (L) and Patrick Howell Jr.
By: Stanford Conway, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE sentence imposed by a magistrate on a young man convicted on drug, gun and ammunition charges, has not only caused raised eyebrows and set tongues wagging, but also the filing of an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

     

    The matter concerns one Akile Keithroy Glasgow, alias ‘Kilo’, of Sandy Point, who was charged with possession of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, importation of cannabis, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.

    Represented by Queen’s Counsel Dr. Henry Browne and Attorney-at-Law Ogrenville, Glasgow had appeared in the Basseterre Magistrate’s Court before Her Worship Josephine Mallalieu and on Tuesday (Feb. 7) was found guilty as charged.

    He was fined EC$200,000 to be paid in four months, and if in default serve two years at Her Majesty’s Prison.

    According to the facts of the case, at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 25, 2015), members of the SSU, Drug Squad, SIU and Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department had carried out a joint intelligence-led operation following information that Glasgow had uplifted a suspicious package from KDP Enterprises in Basseterre.

    Glasgow was apprehended in New Street and a search of the package revealed that some speakers within were filled with a significant quantity of compressed marijuana and a semi-automatic pistol with a magazine containing 19 rounds of ammunition.

    Police said that the drug weighed 2.803 kilos or 6.1 pounds) and was estimated at a wholesale value of EC$56 060 and a street value of EC$168 180.

    He was slapped with five charges on the following day and was remanded to priso.

    However, according to a WINN FM report, on Wednesday (Feb. 15), DPP Valston Graham had filed an appeal against the findings.

    The media house reported that the DPP explained that the basis for appealing the sentence handed down by Senior Magistrate Josephine Mallalieu is that at a time and in a climate where stakeholders are seeking to restrict firearm possession and reduce gun-related violence, a noncustodial sentence for a firearm offence in this case is too lenient. 

    “Having reviewed the facts of the case and the sentence that was imposed, I consider that the sentence is unduly lenient and so I have filed an appeal against the sentence,” WINN FM quoted the DPP as saying.

    A large number of individuals had contacted SKNVibes on this matter and expressed their concerns on the prevalence of gun-related crimes, noting that they were in agreement with the DPP because the “sentence seemed to be a slap on the wrist”.

    Two of them had made reference to the recent trial of another young man on Nevis who was sentenced to jail on similar charges.

    According to a police release, Patrick Howell Jr. of Cane Garden, Nevis was on Thursday (Feb. 16) found guilty on three gun-related charges.

    He was charged with possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition and smuggling of a firearm. The firearm was found in his possession in June 2016.

    He was sentenced to two years in prison on the smuggling charge, five years for possession of ammunition and six years for the possession of a firearm charge.  

    The sentences will run concurrently.

    Meanwhile, WINN FM had also reported that the DPP said he would be reviewing the sentence of fines imposed by Senior Magistrate Josephine Mallalieu for a recent conviction against three men in a major drug case, to determine if he would be appealing the sentence.

    The three men in question, Kenrick ‘Rico’ Simmonds, Tenielle ‘Blaze’ Percival (both of St. Kitts) and Greg Williamson of Antigua, were on Friday (Feb. 10) found guilty on drug-related charges and collectively fined EC$390,000.

    The trio was charged in connection with the October 1, 2015 Conaree Beach drug bust which resulted in the shooting-death of a male national of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

    The bust reportedly involved four bails containing 124 pounds of compressed marijuana aboard a vessel, with a street value of approximately EC$930,000

    The Court had found Percival and Williamson guilty of possession of a controlled drug, possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply and importation of a controlled drug. 

    They were both convicted and while Percival was fined EC$60,000 to be paid in three months or if in default serve four years in prison, Williamson was fined EC$30,000 to be paid in one month or if in default be incarcerated for 23 months. 

    Simmonds was found guilty on seven charges - importation of cannabis and aiding and abetting his co-defendants individually on their three charges. He was convicted and fined EC$300,000 to be paid in five months. If in default, he will have to serve four years at Her Majesty’s Prison.

     
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