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A FORMER Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 national football coach and an ex-PNM councillor, yesterday appeared in the Point Fortin Magistrates’ Court for possession of a gun and ammunition.

Reynold Carrington, 39, who once coached the Under-15 football team; his father Edison, 55, and sister, Heather, 32, pleaded not guilty to possession of a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver and six rounds of ammunition, when they appeared before Magistrate Betsy Ann Lambert-Peterson.

Carrington, Edison, who once represented Newlands/Mahaica for the PNM in the Point Fortin Borough Corporation, and his daughter — Heather — were charged last Friday with the offences. The charges stemmed from an incident in which a party of police officers raided the home of the Carringtons at Agard Trace, Point Fortin, on Friday.

Reynold and Edison were shielded from the media by relatives who gathered around them as they made their way into the courthouse.

Heather was escorted from the dock to join her father and brother who stood before Magistrate Lambert-Peterson.

The first charge alleged that on February 27, at Agard Road, Point Fortin, they had in their possession six rounds of ammunition and a firearm, not being the holder of a firearm user’s licence.

The police court prosecutor Sgt Trevor Bernard, gave a description of the gun and ammunition to the magistrate. Bernard said that the revolver was found in a cardboard box while the brass bullets were discovered in a plastic bag. The trio was represented by attorney Herbert Charles.

After each accused said they were not guilty, Lambert-Peterson ordered that bail be set at $75,000 for each of them. The case was postponed to next week Wednesday for hearing.