Hayden Mills
Thursday, August 17th 2006
www.trinidadexpress.com PARTY promoter Brent Noel was yesterday sent to jail to do four years hard labour for having a firearm and nine rounds of ammunition.
The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Avason Quinlan in the Port of Spain Fourth B Magistrates' Court when he appeared before her yesterday for the last time in his trial.
Noel, of Vandeveer Promotion and who has promoted fetes like "Fire on the Beach", was represented by Senior Counsel Gilbert Peterson while attorney and police prosecutor Cpl Anand Ramesar appeared for the State.
Quinlan had already found Noel, 30, from Chafford Court, Charlotte Street, Port of Spain, guilty and Peterson appeared to litigate on his behalf.
Peterson asked for leniency and produced to the court letters from an Angostura official and a senior immigrations officer to demonstrate the good character of Noel, an HIV/AIDS activist.
Noel is charged with possession of the firearm and ammunition on May 27, 2003 at Nelson Street in Port of Spain. He was driving when he was arrested, the court was told in the trial.
PC Timothy of the Mobile Patrol Unit laid the charges.
Three others who were also charged with him have been already discharged.
Peterson told the court flyers for an upcoming event were being distributed when Noel was arrested.
Quinlan handed down her ruling and ordered that the two years for each charge run concurrently. She said she took into consideration it was his first offence.
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