Patrickson Magloire at the Magistrate's Court on October 30, 2013. Photo: VINO

The defendant, who was placed before the court on charges of robbery last week, was not required to plea during his appearance. Magloire told the court he is being represented by attorney Patrick Thompson.

The Crown has charged Magloire of Dominica with keeping an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of explosives.

The defendant allegedly had a .38 pistol with serial no. PT58HCT without a licence; ten (10) 9mm rounds of Luger ammunition and nine (9) .380 rounds of ammunition without a permit for the items.

According to the allegations, officers accompanied Magloire, who was at the time in custody, to his Nottingham Estate home on October 25, 2013 where they executed a search warrant.

Upon arrival the defendant reportedly took the officer to an adjacent plot of land where he retrieved an old paint tin with several plastic bags near pieces of broken concrete blocks.

He allegedly handed the tin to police and a search of the tin revealed a quantity of cash and a black handgun complete with a fitted magazine. It was later discovered that the magazine contained 9 rounds of ammunition. There was also a green and white Ziploc bag with 10 rounds of ammunition.

The defendant allegedly told officers on the scene that the gun belonged to him and he got it from someone three weeks ago and placed it in the tin after collecting it and stored it in the location where it was found.

He was reportedly informed that possession of the gun and ammunition were offences, cautioned but offered no reply.

On the following day, he allegedly told officers in a video recorded interview that he bought the gun four years ago from someone on the block in Road Town and paid $800. He also allegedly said he kept the gun for his own safety. He was charged on the same day for the offences.

Magloire will return to court on November 22, 2013.