A Policeman told yesterday how he feared for his life as he wrestled with a gunman in Court Street.

Det. Con. Warren Bundy said he fought with Allan William Daniels to get control of the handgun. The weapon clicked repeatedly as a crowd gathered, he claimed.

He told Supreme Court: ?I was scared someone was going to get hurt. I was scared for my own life and I was scared for individuals in the crowd.?

With the help of two other officers, Det. Con. Bundy said he managed to take the firearm. Four bullets were later discovered in the magazine.

Daniels, of Brooklyn Lane, Pembroke, pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Det. Con. Warren Bundy, using a firearm to resist arrest, possessing ammunition without a licence, possessing cocaine and cannabis with the intent to supply and possessing drug paraphernalia on February 12, 2004.

However, he admitted one of the eight charges brought against him ? possessing a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun on February 12, 2004.

Initially Daniel was also charged with attempting to murder Det. Con. Allan Meiguell on the same day, but Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney told the court there was not enough evidence to try the accused for that crime at the moment.

He asked for the charge to remain on the books in case evidence arose later.

Daniels is represented by John Perry QC and Llewellyn Peniston.

Wayne Caines is assisting Mr. Mahoney with the crown?s case.

Det. Con. Warren Bundy told the court that while patrolling Court Street in an unmarked vehicle he saw Daniels involved in a transaction with another man on a bike.

He approached Daniels who immediately backed away and started to run down Court Street. Det. Con. Bundy followed him.

He managed to catch Daniels and turned him around so that he could see him face to face.

?I looked down and I saw a gun sticking into my stomach. I saw the hammer of the fire arm, the piece that moves, I saw it go back and heard a click.?

Det. Con. Bundy told the court he was afraid and assumed a bullet was about to be lodged in his stomach.

Nothing was discharged from the gun and Det. Con. Bundy and Daniels began fighting for control of the firearm.

Det. Con. Bundy heard three more clicks while he was trying to get control of the gun but nothing came out of the gun.

A crowd began to surround the scuffling males and another officer, Det. Con. Allan Meiguell, came to help.

Det. Con. Bundy told the court Daniels was still pulling the trigger: ?It was then that I did something stupid. I stuck my finger in the nozzle [of the gun because I felt it was going to go off. I was scared some one was going to get hurt. I was scared for my own life and I was scared for individuals in the crowd.?

Eventually, with the help of a third officer, the firearm was taken from Daniels and he was arrested.

Det. Con. Bundy said things could have gone the other way because four bullets were found in the gun magazine.

When Daniels was taken to the Hamilton Police Station, where he was searched, officers found a plastic twist containing seven smaller paper twists.

The twists held an off white substance.

Daniels trial will continue this morning with Mr. Perry cross examining Det. Con. Bundy.