Eleven years after being accused of having an unlicensed gun and ammunition, Renee Ricardo Hope told jurors that he placed his initials on a confession statement written by police officers because he felt his life was in danger.As he tearfully delivered an unsworn statement from the dock, Hope maintained his innocence, saying that he knew nothing about the illegal firearm and bullets.The 48-year-old of Ashdeane Village, Black Rock, St Michael, was back in the No. 4 Supreme Court on Thursday as his trial continued. He is charged with possession of a .32 automatic pistol and eight rounds of ammunition on May 21, 2011.After Senior State Counsel Rudolph Burnett informed the court that the prosecution had closed its case, Hope delivered his statement in the dock and broke down in tears as he recounted the events that unfolded on the day in question.“I was in my bed sleeping when I get wake up. When I woke up, I see six big men over me with guns asking me bout Brandon Taylor. Then a man tell me to get up while another man tell me, ‘Look the window dey. Go through it and give me a reason to shoot you’.
