Two out of three men who appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday were charged with simple larceny and damage to property and remanded to prison while the third was granted bail on the charge of receiving stolen items.
Twenty-three-year-old Shemar Davis, a mason, 31-year-old Leon Williams, a taxi driver and Kester Joseph, 39, a businessman, all made their appearances before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus who read their respective charges to them. The charges brought against Davis and Williams alleged that on March 16th at Sheriff Street, while in the company of another, they stole a Samsung Pro Notebook valued at $120,000, a wallet worth $10,000, an ID card and a Republic Bank card, property of Udon Sandiford. That matter was laid indictably and the duo was not required to enter a plea. They were also charged with damaging a Toyota motorcar mirror worth $45,000 property of the said Sandiford. This charge was however laid summarily and the duo pleaded not guilty.
The Police Prosecutor objected to bail due to the prevalence and nature of the matter and that both defendants played an important role in the robbery. The men, according to the Prosecutor, admitted to committing the offence. The Prosecutor further relayed to the court that Davis was the one who robbed Sandiford while Williams was the getaway driver and stated that there is footage and other evidence to show that Davis attempted to use the bank card at Camp Street. The prosecutor also noted that Davis was previously charged with a similar matter of simple larceny. The duo was refused bail by Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus and was remanded to prison.
Meanwhile, the charge against Joseph states that on March 16th at the said Sheriff Street, he received from Davis and Williams, the Samsung Pro Notebook which has a value of $120,000, property of Sandiford, knowing same to be a stolen item. He was not required to plead. Due to not being involved in the robbery and claiming that he was not aware that it was a stolen product, Joseph was granted bail in the sum of $200,000. The matters were adjourned until April 24th for statements and disclosure.
