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Colin Jones’s alleged terror gang in court again

Feb 22, 2011 News

Despite the heavy rain yesterday, Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Basil Morgan, Anthony Watson and Jahfar Sampson made yet another appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court with a large police shield.
Jones’s alleged terror gang appeared for the second time together before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry for the continuation of the attempting murder charges instituted against them.
Initially the five accused were separately charged with attempting to commit murder but on their last court appearance the police instructed the court to withdraw the separate charges and instituted them jointly.
They were not required to plea to the indictable charge.
Consdale Rodney who is attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) took to the witness stand yesterday and gave sworn evidence.
Several other charges were already instituted separately against the gang; the police are claiming that on November 4, 2009, at Brickdam Police Station, the gang discharged a loaded firearm at police Constable Rajendra Singh and police detective Dharmindra Indrapaul with the intent to murder the lawmen.
Defence Counsel Nigel Hughes is representing Basil Morgan.
At yesterday’s hearing Magistrate Beharry told attorney at-law George Thomas that on March 23, she would rule on his previous discloser submission.
The case was then adjourned to that date. Basil Morgan’s lawyer Nigel Hughes was absent during yesterday’s hearing.
Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford during an earlier hearing, told the court that on November 25, acting on information the police received, they went to a house where Jones was said to be at the time. A search was conducted and Jones was spotted. Upon seeing the police he tried to escape but was caught.
The prosecutor told the court that the police found a number of items in the house.
Telford further stated that Jones allegedly admitted that the articles belonged to him, and he also gave the police several other locations where a quantity of ammunition and two AK-47 rifles were found.
Following Jones’s appearance, the charges against Deon Thompson and Ulei McQuede were read.
The two are accused of knowingly harbouring two wanted men between August 14 and November 26, 2010 with the knowledge that they were wanted in connection with arson and murders.
The court was told that Jones would stay at Thompson’s home and that the latter would provide them with basic accommodation.

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