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Dec 11, 2013 Letters
Three men were arraigned yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in connection with a staged robbery, allegedly committed on Survival Supermarket.
Appearing before Magistrate Faith McGusty were 28-year-old Joseph Griffith and 26-year-old Marlon Dolphin, jointly charged with Larceny by Clerk/Servant, as well as 18-year-old Lasell Duke, who was separately charged for Simple Larceny.
Duke denied the allegation that on November 25, at Alberttown, he stole $223,970 property of the said supermarket.
The prosecution further claimed that, at Third and Light Streets, Alberttown, whilst being employed by the supermarket as a clerk/servant Dolphin and Griffith stole the aforementioned amount from their employer. The duo also pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution was led by Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, who conveyed that Dolphin and Griffith were respectively employed as the driver and porter for the supermarket.
He said that on November 25, the driver reported to Alberttown Police Station that whilst delivering food to a customer, he was held him at gunpoint at Third and Light Streets, Alberttown and robbed of $500,000; cash which belonged to the supermarket.
Hunt relayed that when Duke was arrested he told the police that the robbery did not involve a gun. Duke then claimed that the other two told him that they usually transport large sums of cash and instructed that he can “come and collect it.”
The Prosecutor said that the trio planned to divide the money, whereby the employees would receive half, leaving Duke to benefit from the other fifty percent of the sum.
However, according to Hunt, Griffith admitted to Duke’s version of events and the matter was investigated, hence the charges were instituted to the men.
Hunt added that Dolphin claimed to have been robbed of $500,000 but when the invoices were tallied, the missing money amounted to the sum mentioned in the charge.
An application for Lasell Duke to be granted reasonable bail was submitted by Defence Attorney Patrice Henry, who stated that he was surprised that the charge was instituted against his client since there was no specific person or place listed.
However, Sergeant Hunt objected to bail on account of the prevalence of the offence and the quantity involved in the crime committed. In his objections, Hunt cited the penalty attached to the offence and said that a written confession was provided by the accused. The Prosecutor added that Duke has several similar matters in the court and opined that if Duke is granted pre-trial liberty, he would not return to face his charges.
The prosecution additionally maintained the same grounds of objection to bail for the two unrepresented men. He added that under caution, Griffith provided an oral admission to the offence.
Magistrate McGusty upheld the objections of the Prosecution and the trio was refused bail. Duke, Griffith and Dolphin will make their next court appearance on December 19.
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