Accused gold chain snatcher granted $100,000 bail

Travis Alexander

A 19-year-old man who allegedly snatched a woman’s  gold chain and pendant  as she was walking along a city street was placed on $100,000 bail after he made an appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Tuesday.

The allegation is that on June 23  at Georgetown,   defendant Travis Alexander of Lot 109 Danrade Street, Newtown, Kitty stole from the person of Elizabeth Hinton one gold chain and pendant valued at $200,000,  property of the said Elizabeth Hinton.

According to the facts presented to the court by  Police Sergeant  Lionel Harvey, on the day in question at about 7:25 pm the VC was walking along