Man admits to charges after gun, ammo found under oven

It was not “pie, lamb and chicken” found in Rikko Antonio Brewster’s oven four years ago, but a firearm and ammunition.

The 1st Avenue Chapman Lane resident pleaded guilty in the No. 2 Supreme Court on Monday to possession of a .40 semi-automatic pistol and nine rounds of ammunition on October 22, 2019.

State Counsel Dr Zoe King outlined that in moving on information received, police executed a search warrant at the property of Brewster’s mother around 4.30 a.m. After the police informed her of their purpose, she directed them to the structure her son had built and lived in behind her home. Police officers announced their presence and, after hearing movement in the building but receiving no response, prised open the door with a crowbar and entered and saw the accused.

During their search, one of the officers spotted a light in the stove and pulled out a pan under the oven and discovered a black and silver Smith and Wesson firearm and ammunition.

When they showed Brewster the gun, he responded, “I don’t believe that in dey. I does use that stove to cook for my children. I buy that stove two months ago from the metal dump.”

Questioned about the ammunition, he said, “I don’t know nothing about them. I does use that stove to do pie, lamb and chicken.”

Appearing before Justice Randall Worrell, the convicted man, who is represented by Senior Counsel Angella Mitchell-Gittens, apologised to the court, saying he was trying to be a better man for his children.

The judge adjourned the matter until January 25, 2024, and requested a pre-sentencing report.