Man admits weapon police retrieved from vehicle was his

When lawmen pulled over a motor car during a routine traffic stop four years ago, a St Michael man took the opportunity to remove a loaded gun from his crotch and placed it on the driver’s seat.

But when police first questioned Shakir Omari Maycock, of 7th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael about the silver pistol, he denied it was his.

Before the No. 2 Supreme Court of Justice Randall Worrell today however, Maycock pleaded guilty to possession of a .45 calibre semi automatic pistol on October 3, 2017 along with six rounds of ammunition.

It was around 4:15 p.m. that Tuesday when uniformed policemen on mobile patrol along Cane Garden, St Thomas, spotted a vehicle with two men. Maycock, 23 years old at the time, was the passenger.

Senior Crown Counsel Olivia Davis in disclosing the facts before the court said police signaled for the motorcar to stop and the driver jumped out of the moving vehicle which then came to a stop on an embankment. Maycock also exited the vehicle.

The two men were searched and nothing illegal was found but when officers looked in the motorcar a silver firearm was discovered.

“That is a firearm and to be honest with you that is not mine,” the driver said, while Maycock added: “That ain’t mine”.

The gun was examined and found to contain six rounds of ammunition.

“I don’t know about that,” Maycock said when questioned.

The two men were then taken to a police station where investigations continued. On arrival Maycock was told of his rights to an attorney and he responded: “I gine deal with the lawyer later. I want you to get to the bottom of this.”

He was however given an opportunity to speak with an attorney.

The following day investigations continued and Maycock was shown the weapon and asked to account for it.

“This is the gun that I had in my balls and I put on the seat. This is the ammunition that was in the gun,” Maycock confessed then.

While in custody he also later gave police a written statement confessing to having the unlicensed weapon.

Maycoock is being represented by attorney-at-law Angella Mitchell-Gittens. She requested that the time her client spent on remand at Dodds in connection with the offence be read into evidence when the matter continues before Justice Worrell on March 18.

At that time an officer from the police records office is also expected to disclose any prior convictions on Maycock’s record, if any. Mitigation submissions will also be taken then.

The sentencing report on Maycock, who is presently on bail has been completed and is before the court.