Shemar Wilson, a suspect in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office earlier this month, was not a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the time of the incident.
This was confirmed by a reliable source one day after GDF Chief-of-Staff Mark Phillips confirmed that Wilson had been a member of the Guyana People’s Militia reserve force.
The police had issued a wanted bulletin for Wilson, 20, a little over one week ago. He is suspected to be the mastermind behind the grenade lobbing incident. Up to late yesterday afternoon, he had not been apprehended.
Wilson’s last known addresses were given as Lot 43 North Sophia, Georgetown and Lot 51 West La Penitence, Georgetown.
Three men have since been charged for unlawfully and maliciously conspiring with other persons to cause an explosion by way of using a grenade, which was likely to endanger life or cause serious damage to property. Alfie Garraway, 36, of Lot 71 Norton Street; Janiel Howard, 20, of Lot 322 Section C Turkeyen and Leroy Williams, 25, of Lot 11 D’Urban Backlands were remanded to prison when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Anyone with information that may lead to Wilson’s arrest is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 225-6411, 225-227, 225-8196, 227-1149, 226-7065, 911, or the nearest police station.
