Attempted murder accused remanded on robbery charge

Jan 24, 2018 News

Two men were yesterday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a robbery charge.
Attempted murder accused John Caesar, of Lethem and Nathalius Perry also known as ‘CJ’, of South Rupununi, both aged 25, pleaded not guilty to the allegation which stated that on January 21, at Tabatinga, Lethem, they robbed Clifton Llepes of $270,000, and at the time of, immediately before or after, used personal violence against Llepes.
Another man, Ray Wilson, was also charged with the robbery. However, he managed to evade cops who went to his home to arrest him. The Chief Magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest.
Perry and Caesar were both refused bail and remanded to prison until February 6, when they will appear in the Lethem Magistrate’s Court.
In opposing bail, Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford told the court that Caesar has a pending attempted murder charge against him. According to the prosecutor, the matter is still to go on trial before the High Court. The prosecutor disclosed that the attempted murder charge against Caesar is as a result of a robbery he allegedly committed, whereby the victim received severe injuries.
As it relates to Perry, Prosecutor Telford said that he (Perry) lives 60 miles away from the Lethem Police Station and should he be granted bail, he would flee the country due to the free access to Guyana’s border with Brazil.
The prosecutor disclosed that investigations in the matter are complete and there are eyewitnesses to the crime.

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