Armed robbery accused granted bail

Apr 13, 2012 News

Eighteen-year-old Osafo Johnson was yesterday back in court, this time before Magistrate Allan Wilson to answer to two counts of robbery with an offensive weapon.
The teen who has already made several court appearances pleaded not guilty to robbing two women at knifepoint while they were on Water Street in Georgetown. The charge alleged that on April 9 at the said location, Johnson used a knife to rob Ormi Roberts of a Nokia Cellphone, cash and a hand bag – a total value of $29,500.
He was further charged for a robbery committed against Marcel Roth, from whom a BlackBerry cell phone, cash and a hand bag was stolen, valued at $165,000.
Defence Attorney George Thomas made an appearance for Johnson who he said was 18 years old and had no previous convictions. Thomas said that Johnson lives at 708 East La Penitence. Georgetown, and he made a bail application for the teen and submitted that his client was prepared to accept any conditions imposed by the court and that he was not a flight risk since he is ready to ventilate the charges laid against him.
Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield did not object to bail, but requested conditions from the court.
The Magistrate then ordered that Johnson report to the Brickdam Police Station every Monday. He was also granted bail to the tune of $15,000 for the alleged robbery of Roberts while for the alleged offence against Roth, bail was set at $25,000.
Johnson was given May 3 to return to court.
In 2010 Johnson was shot twice in the back by police ranks who subsequent to that, tossed the teen into the lock ups. The man was fingered as an affiliate of then wanted man ‘Cobra.’ The police said that as they tried to apprehend the man, he opened fire on them and sought to escape resulting in the police’s use of force.
Prior to yesterday’s matter, Johnson had made other appearances at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he faced charges of wounding and other petty robberies. When Johnson was shot by the police they had claimed that the man was wanted for a number of armed robberies and that he was further needed for questioning in relation to a murder.
Johnson’s father, Dexter Johnson, had also suffered from gunshot wounds where he was reportedly shot by two young men as he pushed his motorcycle along a dam in East La Penitence. Twenty seven-year-old Shaka Chase and 18-year-old Keon Niles were both asked to post bail in the sum of $300,000. The matter was however put on hold when Johnson senior reportedly refused to give evidence against the two accused. The matter is still to be completed.
Coupled with that, in late December, Johnson’s mother Sandra Williams was fined $100,000 for shoplifting 1800 grams Milex powdered milk from Nirva Supermarket, Sheriff Street. She had appeared before then Magistrate Fazil Azeez who had fined the woman $25,000 more than her accomplice since the Magistrate said “I remember you”. Azeez had told the woman that it was not the first time that she had been coming to the court for matters of that nature. She was charged jointly with Amanda Duncan who was fined $75,000 for the crime.
Williams had hidden the large tin of milk underneath her skirt while her accomplice had her tin in her hand bag. The women sought to escape via a waiting taxi. They were nabbed by the security guard and a Guyanese born, ex- marine officer from the United States.

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