Joseph Jackman, a 35-year-old landscaper of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruim-veldt, Georgetown, was arrested on Sep-tember 28, 2024, by ranks of the East La Penitence Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Depart-ment and charged on Tuesday with attempting to murder Rondell Dowding.
Jackman appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court #5, where the charge was formally read to him. He was not required to plead to the indictable offence.
He was subsequently granted bail in the sum $150,000. The matter has been adjourned to October 16, 2024, for further report and statements.
On September 23rd, two women were charged with attempting to murder Dowding who in turn was charged with assaulting them.
The trio appeared before two Georgetown Magistrates and they were placed on bail after pleading not guilty to their charges.
Onecia Warrick, 24, and Maryann Allicock, 32, both of Lot 3421 Stevedore Housing Scheme, were both placed on $150,000 bail each by acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty. The two were arrested on September 19, 2024, and charged with attempted murder after they allegedly attacked 36-year-old food vendor Dowding on September 1, 2024, in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. They will return to court on October 16th 2024.
Dowding in turn was charged with two counts of assault and he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Dowding was accused of unlawfully assaulting Allicock and Warrick at Lot 3421 Stevedore on September 1, 2024. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. The prosecution did not oppose bail but requested that Dowding have no contact with the complainants. He was granted bail of $35,000 on the first charge and $50,000 for the second. The matter was adjourned.
