By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
AN ELDERLY man was placed on probation for six months and ordered to attend drug counselling after he admitted to stealing a semi-automatic rifle from the car he was cleaning.
Ira Burrows, 70, faced Magistrate Shaka Serville on charges of stealing and receiving.
On January 26 in New Providence, while cleaning Dion Smith’s Honda Fit the accused stole his .22 Ruger semi-automatic rifle.
The weapon has since been returned to its owner.
In court Burrows pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the facts in his case. He then told the magistrate that he suffers from drug addiction. He begged the court for help saying that it was his “last chance.”
Magistrate Serville placed Burrows on probation and referred him to Community Counseling & Assessment Centre (CCAC) for counselling and drug rehabilitation.
The accused is expected to return to court for a report on March 1.
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