Security guard charged for unlicensed firearm

Leroy Salgado

Friday, September 12, 2014. AARON HUMES Reporting: Forty year old Leroy Salgado, a security guard employed by Anchor Security, was charged with kept firearm and ammunition without a gun license when he appeared today before Magistrate Dale Cayetano.

Salgado pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded into custody until September 30.

On September 9 police went to Garden Building on Coney Drive where they saw Salgado with a 9 millimeter pistol.

The police when they asked Salgado if he has a license for the firearm he was unable to produce it.

As a result, Salgado was charged with the offences.

The firearm has a magazine containing 8 rounds of ammunition.

Salgado said that he was on duty at the time and the firearm he was issued with has a company license.

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