A taxi driver was yesterday charged with stealing a city magistrate’s cell phone and denied bail after a court heard that he is facing other charges.
Omawalie Caesar, 39, called ‘Wallie,’ of Lot 1235 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in a Georgetown court. He denied that on November 23, at Battery Road, Kingston, Georgetown, he stole a Samsung Note 9, valued at $200,000, which was the property of Senior Magistrate Leron Daly.
According to the Police Prosecutor, on the date mentioned at about 17:15 hrs, Magistrate Daly secured her car, which the phone was left in. Upon returning, she observed that the phone was missing. She then made a report to the police and following investigations, CCTV footage was retrieved. The footage showed Caesar removing the phone from the vehicle.
The court also heard that Caesar has another matter that is currently before the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. The prosecutor described Caesar as a repeat offender and added that the man was also convicted and sentenced to three years in jail for a previous offence. He objected to bail based on the fact that the man is a repeat offender and the evidence that the police had obtained.
Caesar was represented by an attorney who said that his client would abide by conditions that are applied to reasonable bail. However, the magistrate did not grant bail and the matter was adjourned until December 27.
