A 48-year-old businessman from Gasparillo has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition to protect his ill mother and sister.

Isiah Jobe was sentenced by Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds on May 28, following his guilty plea to the charges. He was arrested on the night of March 14, 2024, after police responded to a report of a man seen with a pistol at Warden Road, Gasparillo.

Upon arrest, Jobe told officers he had armed himself to protect his vulnerable mother and sister who were often taken advantage of.