A 20-year-old electrician was yesterday sentenced to 14 months in prison after a Georgetown Magistrate found him guilty of stealing a motorbike belonging to a police officer.
Levar Moore was before Magistrate Annette Singh yesterday when he learned that he would be sentenced for the crime.
The charge against him stated that on November 9th, 2019, at Princes Street, Georgetown, while being in the company of others and armed with a gun, Moore stole a motorcycle, valued $270,000, from Sherwin Thornhill.
At the time he was first read the charge he had denied it and told the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that he had never been charged before and knew nothing about the court system. It was the police’s case that on the day in question, the victim had been parked in the vicinity of the Special Constabulary Headquarters, where he was talking with a friend, when he was approached by Moore, who was armed with a gun. The court had heard that Moore allegedly instructed Thornhill to hand over the motorbike and then made good his escape with it. The court was further told that Moore was apprehended with the motorbike in his possession later that day. It was reported that he was riding around close to where the police had set up a roadblock.
He was stopped and asked to present his registration documents and when he failed to provide same, he was arrested and the motorcycle, which he was riding, was impounded. The police later learnt that the motorcycle belonged to Thornhill.
