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Four teens remanded for gun possession, armed robbery

Oct 08, 2008 News

Raul Robinson, Travis Smith and Paul McKenzie, all 17-year-olds, were remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, on a charge of armed robbery.
It is alleged that the three, on October 2, last, at Bartica, robbed Christopher Jardin while they were armed with a knife.
The three pleaded not guilty. They were represented by attorney Peter Hugh, who in a bid to secure bail for his clients, told the court that they all have unblemished records.
The lawyer argued that on the day of the alleged robbery, his clients gave Jardin some money to purchase food for them. The lawyer argued that Jardin disappeared with his clients’ money and that when the boys found him later, the money had been expended.
He gave the defendants his cell phone as security for the money, Hugh told the court.
He added that his clients were beaten by police ranks who were investigating the matter. The injuries they sustained needed medical attention, he told the court. He expressed that bail should be granted at a reasonable sum, because his clients are all young and they should not be allowed to “mingle” with hard core criminals since this may be detrimental.
However, Police Prosecutor Desire Fowler told the court that her facts differ from the defence. She noted that on the day in question the three confronted Jardin and held him up at knife point, robbed and beat him.
The defendants were later picked up by a police patrol that was in the area and the knife and cell phone were found on the defendants.
Bail was denied and the matter was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court for another hearing on October 29.
Also appearing before the said Magistrate was Jason Gooding, another 17-year-old who, it is alleged, had a pistol and two rounds of ammunition in his possession on October 3, last. At the time he was not the holder of firearm licence.
He pleaded not guilty.
The accused was represented by attorney-at-law Sonia Parag, who asked for reasonable bail.
She argued that her client is just 17 years old and was recently accepted to a training school to gain higher education.
However, Police Prosecution Desire Fowler said that bail should be denied, because no special reason was given, and thus she asked that the accused be remanded to prison.
The presiding magistrate ruled in favour of the prosecution and remanded the teen to prison until December 12.

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