South Rivers attempted robbery accused granted bail

The five people who were remanded in custody in connection with an alleged robbery at the GECCU office in South Rivers on July 17 have been granted bail.

Lemar Isaacs aka Chak, 23, unemployed, of McKies Hill; Esroy Jeffers, a 28-year-old painter of Layou and Sharome Dopwell, of Paul’s Avenue, Erasto DaSilva, a 33-year-old bartender, of Canouan and Rakiesha Joseph aka Bim Bim, 26 unemployed, of Layou,  were denied bail when they appeared before the Serious Offences Court on July 20.

Issacs, Jeffers and Dopwell were represented by Grant Connell while the other two were unrepresented. 

While they were in custody, Enrique John, 27, of Layou, was also charged but was granted bail at his arraignment last Friday on indictable charged in relation to the alleged robbery.  

John was represented by lawyer Kay Bacchus-Baptiste and was granted bail in the sum of EC$25,000 with one surety and was ordered to report to the Layou Police Station on Mondays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The six are charged that on July, 16, at South Rivers, they:

with intent to commit the offence of murder on Joron Samuel, of South Rivers, did an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence to wit by shooting at him with a gun;

had in their possession one black Millennium G2 9mm pistol without a license issued under the Firearms Act;

had in your possession eight rounds of 9mm ammunition without a license issued under the Firearms Act;

did use a firearm to aid in the commission of an offence to wit robbery;

without lawful excuse damaged two metal and glass doors valued at EC$2,800, one deadbolt lock valued at EC$270, one skylight valued at EC$300, the property of the General Employees Cooperative Credit Union and was reckless as to whether such property would be damaged; and,

being armed with a gun robbed Charissa Pitt of Georgetown of one brown Land ladies purse with personal items valued at EC$250 and at the time of doing so and in order to do so put the said Charissa Pitt in fear of being there and then subjected to force.

When they re-appeared before Magistrate Colin John on Monday, the five were each granted bail in the sum of EC$25,000 and ordered to report to the police station in their various districts on Wednesdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The six accused return to court on Sept. 30 for the commencement of a preliminary inquiry.