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Duo charged with break and enter, receiving stolen property

Mar 18, 2015 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Two men made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday. To answer to charges of break and enter and receiving stolen property.
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry read the first charge to Damien Austin. It stated that between March 11 and March 12, at Bel Air Park, he broke and entered the dwelling house of Mahendra Carpen and stole one Apple laptop, an Apple iPod, one leather bag and a wallet, personal items valued $150,000, all totaling in excess of $400,000.
The second charge was read to Dexter Cummings, 52, of 177 Oronoque Street Georgetown, which alleged that between March 11 and March 12, he received one Apple laptop valued $260,000, knowing same to be stolen or unlawfully obtained.
Austin pleaded guilty to the charge while Cummings pleaded not guilty.
Austin explained to the court that he was walking on Sheriff Street and saw a man called “Prakash,” who gave him the laptop. He said that the man told him to unlock it.
Austin further stated that he took the laptop to Cummings (the other defendant) and asked him to unlock it. However, he said that Cummings then informed him that the item looked stolen and he could not unlock it.
Austin added that although he did not break into the home and steal the articles, he feels that he was strongly a part of the crime. He insisted that he did not want to waste the court’s time. And he asked the magistrate to impose a light sentence on him.
The magistrate after hearing his explanation entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Police prosecutor Bharrat Mangru facts stated that on the day in question the victim secured the lower flat of his home. He then proceeded to the upper flat of the home to sleep.
The next day the man went to check on the upper flat of his home, when he noticed that the door, windows and grill were broken. Upon inspection, it came to his attention that the items mentioned in the charge were missing.
The matter was reported to the police and Austin was arrested. He further confessed to the offence and later returned the stolen items to the police.
Mangru did not object to Cummings being released on bail; hence he was ordered to post $75,000 surety. Austin was subsequently remanded to prison.
Both defendants will return to court on March 30, for statements.
Before leaving the courtroom Austin told the magistrate, “God bless yuh, I beggin fuh guh jail and ain’t even getting jail.”
Almost everyone in the court chuckled as he was being escorted to the prisoners’ holding area.

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