By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A MAN was remanded to prison on Monday after being accused of carrying a loaded gun and falsely claiming to be a police officer.

Prosecutors allege that Brandon Carey, 32, was found outside a business on East Street South around 1am on September 5 with a black Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus pistol and four 9mm rounds.

When confronted by Police Constable 4111 Brown, Carey allegedly claimed he was a police officer. He was arrested after officers discovered this was false.

Carey was charged before Magistrate Lennox Coleby with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition, and deceit of a public officer. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

He was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until the outcome of his bail hearing, set for September 12.

Mark Penn represented the accused, while Assistant Superintendent of Police Lincoln McKenzie appeared for the prosecution.