A St Philip man has avoided further prison time after being fined $15 000 for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, with a High Court judge ruling that a financial penalty would meet the justice of the case.

Jamar Andre John of Mangrove, St Philip admitted that on January 9, 2022, he had a .45 calibre revolver without a valid licence and five rounds of ammunition without a valid permit in the No. 5A Supreme Court before Justice Christopher Birch.

He was sentenced to ten years before this was reduced to just over four years, after his guilty plea, mitigating factors and 162 days on remand were credited.