Alleged shooter charged with weapon violations

In news from the courtroom, this afternoon a Belize City man arrested over the weekend for shooting at police, has been charged. Thirty-two year old Alfred Smith appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazier where he pled not guilty to Keeping an Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition, Failure to Provide a Blood Specimen, and Causing a Motor Vehicle to Proceed in the Wrong Direction on a One-Way Street. Bail was set at six thousand dollars and the matter has been adjourned until August sixth. But during the proceedings, Smith’s attorney, Dickie Bradley told the court that the weapon confiscated by cops after his client’s arrest is in fact a police issued gun. According to Bradley, the black nine millimetre glock pistol bearing the serial number ADG025 was only just discovered missing from the Queen Street Police Station. Smith was arrested following a shootout with police on Cesar Ridge Road. According to authorities, the accused was inside a car cops were trying to stop just after eleven on Sunday morning. In court today, Bradley also complained that arresting officers took five days to file charges against his client.