Convicted gunman Mervyn Walter Hunte admitted on Monday that he committed a “stupid act”.The 52-year-old Six Roads, St Philip man made the statement as he addressed Justice Randall Worrell this morning during a virtual sitting of the No. 2 Supreme Court.Hunte had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a .45 revolver and 16 rounds of ammunition on November 9, 2018.“I am so sorry for my stupid act. From that time until now my business has been growing. I have hired more people....I have a family to keep alive . . . and I am investing all the time, mostly trying to keep my staff alive. I am trying, hired more people and I am asking that you give me the opportunity to continue to let the business grow.“I am very sorry for the foolishness that I have put myself in and I am asking for your leniency and forgiveness sir,” Hunte pleaded just before his attorney Angella Mitchell-Gittens and the prosecutor, Crown Counsel Romario Straker put forward submissions on sentencing and mitigation.
