Three men who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, were remanded to prison after being charged with robbery.
Ron Dean, 26, of Albouystown, Georgetown; Isaiah McBean, 19, of 19th Street, Dazzel Housing Scheme, Linden/Soesdyke Highway; and Ivry Anthony, 26, of Lot 115 Cummings Park, Sophia, Georgetown, all appeared before Court Three where the charges were read to them.
The court heard that on April 16, at the Kingston Seawall, Georgetown, at around 11:30 hours, Eric Fernando, who was in the company of five friends had left them briefly to use the washroom.
However, while heading to the washroom, he was confronted by the three accused. The first defendant, Dean, brandished a knife, the second defendant, McBean, placed him in a chokehold from behind, and the third defendant, Anthony, went into Fernando’s pockets and relieved him of his Samsung cellular phone valued at $30,000.
After robbing Fernando, the three men began to run east along the Seawall Road in a bid to escape while the victim and his friends gave chase. They were, however, unable to catch them. They then saw a police patrol vehicle which was in the area at the time of the incident and reported the matter. The police gave chase and were able to apprehend the trio.
Upon being apprehended, a search was conducted of the defendants and the aforementioned cellphone was discovered in the possession of Anthony. All three men were then arrested and taken to the Brickdam Police Station, and placed into police custody.
Anthony pleaded guilty, while both McBean and Dean pleaded not guilty to their respective charges. Magistrate Isaacs then remanded the trio to prison and they are expected to return to court on May 17.
