Miner fined $75,000 for armed robbery

Adam Knights

Adam Knights, a 25-year-old gold miner of  Lot 35 Haslington, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Monday by a detective from the Cove & John Police Station and charged yesterday with armed robbery.

At about 11:30 hrs yesterday, the accused appeared at the Cove & John Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where the charge was read to him, the police said. He pleaded guilty and was fined $75,000 or six months imprisonment.