Marlon Garett, a 25-year-old labourer of Lot 3 Hadfield Street, Lodge, Georgetown; Jamal Anthony, a 28-year-old labourer of Guyhoc Park Squatting Area, George-town; and Owen Boston, a 23-year-old labourer of Lot 1286 Block ‘E’ Cummings Park, Sophia, Georgetown were all arrested on 2024-08-08 by ranks from Providence Police Station and charged yesterday with the offence of waiting for an opportunity to commit a felony.
In a statement, the police said that the three were arrested on Heroes Highway, Providence, East Bank Demerara. They were in a vehicle at the time, and one of the suspects had an unlicensed firearm in his possession.
The three accused appeared at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court #3 before Magistrate Dylon Bess, where the charge was read to them. They pleaded not guilty, and bail was granted in the sum of $200,000 each.
The matter was adjourned to 2024-09-21 for statements.
Meanwhile, Jamal Anthony answered to a separate charge yesterday in front of the same Magis-trate. He was charged with possession of a firearm without a licence.
Anthony pleaded not guilty and was placed on $300,000 bail.
