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Magistrate issues arrest warrant for bogus CANU officer after no-show at court
Kaieteur News- The man who pretended to be amember of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and attempted to arrest two civilians, failed to appear in court on
Suspect, Kevin McDonald.
Friday last.
As a result, the court has issued an arrest warrant for him.
The defendant, Kevin McDonald, 37, a security guard of Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested on January 20, 2021, but was later released on station bail. He was charged and was scheduled to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Senior Magistrate, Leron Daly on Friday for two counts of abduction.
However, when the matter was called, McDonald was not at court and an arrest warrant was subsequently issued for him.
According to a police report, on January 19, 2021, McDonald allegedly tried to arrest a coconut vendor, Ryan Gonsalves, 26, in the vicinity of Robb and Alexander Streets. Gonsalves told the police that at around 13: 45hrs, McDonald pulled up alongside him in a white Toyota Premio motorcar, claimed that he is a CANU officer, grabbed him, and took out a handcuff. Luckily, the coconut vendor managed to resist and escaped.
But that was not McDonald’s first attempt to arrest a civilian under false pretense.
Kaieteur News had reported that McDonald had tried to arrest another individual claiming that he is wanted for narcotics. In a Facebook post made by one of the victim’s friend, Raj Persaud, the individual stated that the incident took place on Middle and Thomas Streets, Georgetown.
Persaud detailed that the man pulled up beside his friend in a white tinted Premio motorcar, and identified himself as a CANU officer. Persaud stated that McDonald told his friend that he was wanted for narcotics and instructed him to enter the car, insisting that he accompany him to the Brickdam Police Station.
However, Persaud said that his friend refused to comply and asked McDonald to present an ID. This annoyed McDonald, who then tried to force his friend into the car but two police ranks on motorbikes pulled up at the same time.
After seeing the police officers, McDonald entered his car and drove off. The ranks however gave chase and cornered him.
He was subsequently arrested and taken into custody. Persaud also mentioned in his post that when they arrived at the police station there was another individual (presumably Gonsalves) making a report.
He further stated that the individual positively identified McDonald as someone who tried to rob him while posing as a CANU officer. Persons have also labeled McDonald as “a well-known thief.”
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