By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was granted $8,000 bail in court on Wednesday accused of being found by police with a loaded gun in the nation’s capital earlier this week.
Yvon Carter, 22, faced Magistrate Kendra Kelly on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.
It is alleged that on February 5, officers arrested Carter after he was found with a black Glock 9mm pistol with the serial number erased. At the time of his arrest, it is said that the seized weapon had 11 unfired rounds of 9mm ammunition.
In court, Carter pleaded not guilty to all charges. Bail of $8,000 was granted with one or two sureties. Under the conditions of his bail, the accused is to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device and must abide by a 9pm to 6am residential curfew.
Carter’s trial will begin on March 21.
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