Erwin Lanza Pleads Guilty to Possession of Homemade Firearm

Erwin Lanza

A pair of siblings from Ladyville and Belize City was before the court today on a single charge of possession of a homemade firearm. Erwin Anthony Lanza and his older brother, Canrun Lanza, appeared before Senior Magistrate, Aretha Ford. Police claim that on Wednesday morning, they executed a search at a house in Lords Bank and found the firearm in a mattress.  Erwin, who resides at the house, took the rap and told the Senior Magistrate that the gun belonged to him.   He claimed that he went to buy at a Chinese store and while walking behind the shop, he found the gun and since he was intoxicated, he took it home.  He begged the court for leniency but the Senior Magistrate explained that since he has a previous firearm conviction, she sentenced him to four years in jail.  Erwin’s court record also shows that he owed the court, four-thousand-seven hundred dollars. He told the court that his family will pay two thousand five hundred dollars toward that bill by the end of the day.