KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – A woman, who police alleged posed in her underwear while holding an AR-15 automatic rifle, will re-appear in court on January 7, next year after she was granted $20,000 EC bail (One EC dollar=$0.37 cents US).

Grandeisha Cain appeared before the Serious Offences Court, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge that on December 3, she had in her possession a black AR-15 automatic rifle, a prohibited weapon, without authorisation of the minister.

Police have said that they seized the weapon at the home of a man who was among four people inside a car in which they found a Glock pistol on December 18.

The men, Altha James, 19; Javid Grant, 20, Kamal Ballantyne, 23 and 20 year-old Vashon Thomas, have all pleaded not guilty to the charge of being in possession of an illegal weapon. They were each granted $20,000 EC bail and will also re-appear in court on January 7.

Vashon has also been charged with possession of the AR-15 rifle and over 171 rounds of ammunition.

Cain was granted $20,000 EC bail with one surety and ordered to report to police every Wednesday. She is to surrender her travel documents and the court ordered that stop notices be posted to prevent her from leaving the country.

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