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Fingerprinting technology lands taxi driver in court

Apr 15, 2014 News

Almost five months after a civilian’s car was broken into at the Guyana Revenue Authority’s main office, the recently acquired state owned automated Fingerprinting Identification System (FIS) has landed a taxi driver before the courts for making off with almost $200,000 in cash.
Jason Hunte, 31, of Lot 44 Grove, East Bank Demerara was yesterday morning taken before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to be indicted on a larceny charge.
The charge which was read to him by Magistrate Ann McLennan alleged that on November 7, 2013 at Camp Street, he stole Ashaf Ali’s $196,000.
He pleaded not guilty and submitted a bail application through his lawyer, Paul Fung-a-Fat, but the court ordered him held until his next court date.
State Prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones, explained that on the day in question, Ali parked his car in front of the Guyana Revenue Authority building on Camp Street.
Jones said that when the victim later returned, he discovered that the left side front window was broken into and the money missing. The matter was reported and subsequent investigations were conducted.
Jones told the court that it was through the use of the recently acquired fingerprinting technology that investigating ranks were able to identify Hunte as the thief.
The Prosecutor offered several objections to Hunte being granted his pre-trial liberty. Corporal Jones cited the nature and circumstances of the offence as well as the fact that the fingerprint matched the accused and asked the court to remand him to prison.
Representing Hunte, Attorney-at-Law Paul Fung-a-Fat urged the court to consider that his client has had no previous convictions and offer him reasonable bail.
Hunte was remanded to prison until May 13 to appear before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

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