| Four Lindeners yesterday made their way into the courtroom of the Chief Magistrate to face several charges including an armed carjacking, robbery involving cash, jewellery, and electronic gadgets, as well as gun and ammunition possession.Three of the four men are who police suspect to be behind a carjacking and an armed $4M robbery committed in South Amelia’s Ward five days ago, and they faced six counts of robbery under arms.Lesley Griffith,Wholesale Jerseys China, 19, Ruel Williams, 33, Wellon Brummel, 27, all of Mackenzie, Linden,Cory Joseph Jersey, were jointly charged for robbery when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, and were later remanded to prison until February 11.Police Prosecutor Inspector Michael Grant explained that the six charges stemmed from a break-in they allegedly committed on an Amelia’s Ward family on January 31.The prosecution’s case is that the men entered the house, held Davenand Ramdehol at gun point and demanded possessions before escaping with his car.The first charge read to the trio detailed that armed with a gun, they robbed Martin Ramdehol of $4000 while the second charge stated that they robbed Nafeeza Ramdehol of a $27,000 gold ring, a $40,000 gold chain and a $40,000 BlackBerry cellular phone.It is alleged, too, that they robbed Loolanie Ramroop of two gold finger rings worth $50,000; and Lalta Ramdehol of one $60,000 gold chain, one $28,000 gold ring, one i-Phone worth $125,000 and $15,Jerseys NFL Wholesale,000 cash, as well as taking from Brian Ramdehol $280,000 cash, one Samsung Galaxy worth $160,000 and one $40,000 gold chain.The prosecution claimed that they robbed Davenand Ramdehol of a $70,000 finger ring, one $120,000 gold ring and $215,000 cash before they made off with his $3M Siena motor car (PRR 4501).The six charges which amounted to a total of $4,274,000 were deemed indictable,NFL Jerseys China, so none of the accused was allowed to plead.Griffith however was jointly charged with 31-year-old Clifton Oram, also of Linden, for the possession of a shot gun and matching rounds.The charges which were read to the two detailed that on February 2,Joel Ayayi Jersey, at Determa Street, Mackenzie, Linden, they had 12 gauge cartridges and a shot gun while neither of them was a licenced firearm holder.Griffith and Oram, however, were allowed to plead and subsequently denied the claims.Inspector Grant told the court that all of the robbery victims reside at 775 South Amelia’s Ward, Linden.He recounted that about 13:30 hours on January 31, Davenand Ramdehol was at home when Griffith and Brummel who were armed with a gun barged in, held him at gun point, and robbed him and his family of cash, jewellery and gadgets before escaping with his car.The Prosecution explained that the matter was subsequently reported and acting on a ‘tip’ police ranks recovered the car which was later found abandoned.Grant said further probes by investigators led to the arrest of Griffith and Williams who provided them with information which directed them to Brummel who had one of the i-Phones on his person. He too was apprehended.The Inspector continued stating that further investigations were conducted and on February 2, Griffith led the police to Oram’s house, and he (Oram) showed the ranks the shot gun which was concealed in the bonnet of his car. They were all later charged.The Prosecution related that Griffith was wanted on the East Coast for a series of robberies and Brummel committed the offence while on bail at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court for similar matters.He asked that the court saw that as circumstances for them to be refused bail. Grant said too that the serious nature, gravity and prevalence of the offence and the fact that a gun was used to commit the crime were grounds by which they should be held.Grant in his objections also asked the court to note that a gun was recovered in this matter. He opined that if granted bail, there is a likelihood that they would return to court to face charges of a similar nature.Representing Griffith, Williams and Brummel was Defence Attorney Gordon Gilhuys who submitted bail applications on their behalf.Gilhuys who requested that his client be seen at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and not by the Police Doctor, told the court that his client (Griffith) had received a sound beating at the hands of police ranks. He said that the man sustained injuries on his hands, chest, forehead, scrotum, abdomen, and knees, which were visible.In response to the lawyer’s claims, the Chief Magistrate ordered the Prosecution to launch an investigation into the alleged beating.Gilhuys told the court that his 19-year-old client, a father of one who resides at 311 Deturma Street, Mackenzie, had been charged when he was 14 and had not been charged again.The lawyer claimed that Griffith was never on the scene and that the police did not conduct an Identification Parade. He said Griffith is not a flight risk, has no pending matters in court and that no caution statement was retrieved, so he should be granted reasonable bail.On account of Williams, the Defence Attorney said that he is a married man who resides with his three minor children at Lot 657 Industrial Area, Mackenzie.According to Gilhuys, he is a taxi driver who was picked up by the police and is before the court now. He said that Williams has had no priors and asked for reasonable bail in the circumstances.The lawyer continued in his clients’ defence stating that there is no evidence to show that neither the gun nor ammunition was found in Griffith or Oram’s possession and opined that those circumstances were “special enough” for them to be granted bail.However, Brummel who was unrepresented by legal counsel, addressed the court to state that he is a porter who resides at Lot 27 New Kara Kara, Mackenzie.The Magistrate said to him with a questioning tone “The Prosecution said you have similar matters at the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court” to which the lawyer responded stating that those charges are for simple larceny and not robbery.The Prosecution however interjected, stating that according to the police he was named on more than one robbery charge.Brummel who was decked in a checkered shirt, stated that “The Police arrest me since Saturday night and beat me. All me seeds and suh swelling. All me face swelling. They seh they gonna carry me to the hospital, but they still ain’t carry me up to now.”After the Prosecution relayed the facts for the firearm and ammunition,Wholesale Jerseys, the lawyer asked the Chief Magistrate whether the court records what the police does and thereafter requested that she noted that the police took the men to the place where the firearm was found in the car’s bonnet.In addition, Gilhuys told the court that Oram, a mechanic who resides at Lot 280 Deturma Street, Mackenzie, is a father of one, and has had no previous brushes with the law.In response, the Chief Magistrate stated that based on the serious nature and gravity of the crime, bail will not be issued to any of the accused. She ordered that the allegedly injured parties be taken for medical attention.Their cases were transferred and will be called before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court on February 11 for report. |
