The man accused of attempting to murder a Police officer on Court Street last year denied running from the scene, raising the gun or being involved with drugs during questioning after the incident, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.

Allan William Daniels denies trying to kill Det. Con. Warren Bundy when he allegedly pulled a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun on Court Street around 7 a.m. on February 12, 2004.

Daniels, of Brooklyn Lane, Pembroke, is also accused of using a firearm to resist arrest, possessing ammunition without a licence, possessing cocaine and cannabis with the intent to supply and possessing drug paraphernalia. Last week, Daniels pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a licence.

Yesterday, Det. Con. Don DeSilva read notes he took during an interview with Daniels during questioning from John Perry, QC, Daniels' lawyer.

During a Police interview after his arrest, Daniels was questioned about his earnings.

He told Police he was unemployed at the time, but worked as a trucker two weeks before his arrest earning approximately $700 a week.

The officers questioned him about his large purchases, namely a BMW car for $50,000 and a Rolex watch for $23,000.

Daniels maintained his purchase of the gun, for $250, was the act of a Good Samaritan and that he, "wanted to protect the younger guys in my neighbourhood, which I feel is my future".

On Monday, Det. Con. Llewellyn Edwards denied planting drugs on the accused. Police found a twist of crack cocaine in the defendant's car after his arrest. Det. Con. Edwards denied that and later questioned the point of planting drugs on the defendant: "Why would we plant drugs on the defendant when we already had a firearms charge. It doesn't make sense."

The trial will resume this morning at Supreme Court One before Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley.