Marlon Christopher Wilburg called `Miceman’, 29, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the attempted murder of six-year-old Smith’s Memorial Primary School pupil, Jeremiah Gustave, on July 9th on Charles Street, Charlestown.
It is alleged that on the day in question, the minor was sitting on a chair in front of his 39-year-old mother’s food stall at Lot 11 Charles Street, Charlestown. The accused and another man called ‘Crab’, it is alleged, had a misunderstanding that escalated into the trading bullets which resulted in the minor sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. The six year-old was immediately picked up in an unconscious state and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital and admitted in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit where he remains on life support.
On July 26, the accused, Wilburg, was arrested and during a video interview was told of the allegation and cautioned, which he admitted to. On July 27th, based on intelligence, the firearm used in the commission of the alleged crime by Wilburg was recovered by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) but in the possession of another individual who attempted to dispose of same when converged upon by ranks. The weapon was taken to the GPF’s ballistics department along with three spent casings recovered at the alleged scene. Wilburg was remanded to prison until August 19, 2024.
And on July 18, the GPF issued a bulletin for Odelle Garnette called `Crab’ in connection with the shooting of the six-year-old. Garnette’s last known address is East Ruimveldt, Georgetown and it is alleged that he was the intended target of the shooter but escaped.
