A man has been jailed for a decade after he pleaded guilty to having a handgun and ammunition, as well as to possession of cocaine and other drugs offences.

Luciano Jackson-Martinez, a father-of-two, admitted the string of offences, which dated back to May last year, in Grand Court.

Justice Cheryll Richards, KC, told the court that Jackson-Martinez’s defence counsel had argued he only had the gun because he was shot in the leg in 2024 and the gunman had never been caught, which had caused him to suffer from stress and post-traumatic stress disorder.

His defence counsel, Dennis Brady, said that the defendant woke up at nights, had nightmares and his condition was worsened because he had received further threats.

But Richards said, “This court accepts that the defendant has suffered trauma as a result of the threats and in the aftermath of the shooting incident and would even go so far as to accept that it is likely that he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

“However, there is nothing to suggest that this rises to the level of making it more difficult for him to serve a sentence of imprisonment. Indeed, defence counsel’s submission suggests that he is now receiving the help that he needs.”

The court earlier heard that the gun and ammunition were found in the apartment Jackson-Martinez shared with Kimberley Ann McLean, the mother of his youngest child, after police raided the house on 9 May 2025.

Officers found a blue drawstring bag, found to contain a plastic bag with cocaine and empty Ziploc bags in it, as well as the semi-automatic handgun and ammunition, hidden in a storage bin in the living room.

McLean told police she knew nothing of the cocaine or the weapon and ammunition and pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm in January this year and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Richards said that there was “nothing exceptional” about Jackson-Martinez or his weapons offences and no “striking feature” that would justify such a conclusion.

She added, “The court has given consideration to whether the imposition of the minimum sentence would be disproportionate or arbitrary in light of all the circumstances of this case and has concluded that it would not.”

Jackson-Martinez was also sentenced to a year for the ammunition offence and 54 months on the cocaine charge.

He was also jailed for 20 months on separate charges of possession of ganja with intent to supply, as well as 12 weeks for possession of drug equipment and ganja consumption.

But Richards ordered all the sentences to run concurrently, with time already served on remand to be taken into account.