An Agricola man, accused of a series of armed robberies, was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Antonio Maraj, 23, who has been charged with a string of robberies in the past, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded not guilty to three charges of armed robbery.
The first charge stated that on August 1st, at D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, while in the company of others and armed with a gun, Maraj robbed Esther Peters of a $127,500 gold ring, $40,000 cash, a Samsung J3 phone, two flash drives valued $4,000 and a knife worth $8,000 knife, the total value being $227,500.