A man the cops say used his cellphone to advertise the type of gun he owns, reportedly learnt the folly of his ways after the police secured a warrant and allegedly seized the weapon at his home.

He is Craig Paul Clarke, labourer, of Braeton, Portmore, St Catherine.

When the case was mentioned in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, defence attorney Tom Tavares-Finson asked that the matter be transferred to the Gun Court.

THE STAR learnt that on September 26, about 4:30 p.m., Clarke was arrested and taken to the Portmore Police Station, after it was alleged that he stole a package of sliced fish from a business establishment.

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He was being processed for simple larceny when an alert policeman was said to have observed a picture of a pistol as a screen saver on his phone.

The policeman became suspicious and reportedly told Clarke that he wanted the gun that he had seen on the phone. It is reported that the accused then started reacting strangely.

A warrant was later secured by the police and they took the accused to his home in Braeton, St Catherine.

During a search of the house, it is alleged that a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol loaded with 16 rounds was reportedly seized from a chest of drawers. Five additional rounds were also alleged to be in a foot of sock.

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