Thief finds honesty ahead of jail sentence

Jan 03, 2020 News

One thief was yesterday sentenced to imprisonment while his alleged accomplice was remanded to prison after they reportedly robbed two Cuban nationals.
Akeem Morris and Samuel Shepherd appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to have the charges read to them.
It was alleged that on December 29, 2019 at Longden Street, Georgetown, the men while being armed with a cutlass, robbed Jose Carlos Sequuea of one Samsung J7 cell phone valued $40,000 and $4, 000 cash.
On the same day and at the same location, the defendants also robbed Diego Bettencourt of one Samsung J3 cell phone valued $23,000.
Morris pleaded guilty to the first charge and denied the latter. His alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty to both charges. Both men were not represented by an attorney.
Morris told the court he is a 27-year-old clothes vendor of Laing Avenue, while Shepherd indicated he is 24 years old and resides at 548 ‘B’ Field Sophia, and added that he is a labourer.
The facts of the charges stated that on the day in question about 08:30hrs the victims were at the Stabroek Market area purchasing fruits. The defendants allegedly approached them. Morris placed a cutlass to Sequuea’s neck and relieved him of the articles mentioned in the charge.
Bettencourt was also allegedly robbed by the defendants before they made good their escape. However, the victims gave chase behind the men and shortly after they saw a police bicycle patrol and alerted them to what transpired.
The police were able to apprehend and arrest the defendants. A cutlass was retrieved from Morris.
Morris and Bettencourt were positively identified by the victims as the persons who robbed them but the stolen items were not recovered. Further investigations led to the present charges against the men.
Before sentence was handed down Morris said, “Please be just and lenient with your fellow man and as a citizen of Guyana. I fly in a passion and just broadside him. I plead guilty because you have to be truthful to yourself and others.”
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison and was placed on remand for the charge he pleaded not guilty to. However, his accomplice was remanded to prison on both charges. They were instructed to return to court on January 8, 2020.

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