A Civil Registry employee has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession.

Sedeki Akelo Andre, 28, of Gambles, received concurrent sentences of one year and nine months for possessing a 9mm Taurus pistol and one year for seven rounds of ammunition. Senior Magistrate Emanuel handed down the sentences on Thursday.

Police said the case began on Nov. 16, when an officer spotted Andre entering a nightclub with a bulge at his waist. When approached, Andre became uncooperative and resisted a search, telling the officer, “Everything good. Me good. Na touch me,” before a security guard stepped in to help. The firearm fell from Andre’s clothing during the struggle.