Constable Jonathan Harry, who is attached to the Special Branch at Eve Leary, Georgetown, and an accomplice, Akande Ross, who were arrested following a daring robbery committed on a Chinese restaurant in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, were charged with robbery under arms and are expected to make their appearance at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court today.
Mark Prince who was shot and killed
In addition, the duo is expected to be slapped with other offences including being in possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.
However, detectives are yet to institute charges against wounded suspect Shaquille Wilbury, who remains hospitalised.
On January 3, 2020, Harry, Ross, Wilbury and now dead Mark Prince invaded the Five Star Chinese Restaurant where they executed an armed robbery. A fifth suspect, a woman, remains on the run.
Initial reports stated that Guang Hong Wang, 43, proprietor of the Five Star Chinese Restaurant, and her husband operate the food establishment located in the lower flat of the premises, while Navindra Lakahalall, 37, of Zeelugt New Housing, Scheme, EBE was a customer.
It was reported that on the day in question, Lakahalall was in the restaurant when one of the male suspects and a female entered and purchased two beverages.
Soon after they consumed the beverages, they ordered a case of beers and in the process of Wang delivering same, the male suspect whipped out a handgun and relieved her of two cell phones and an undisclosed sum of cash.
He then turned his attention to Lakahalall and relieved him of one silver chain and an undisclosed sum of cash. In the height of the robbery, the three other suspects entered.
However, a licensed holder of a handgun who lives nearby heard the commotion and immediately went to investigate and was attacked by the armed suspect and another with a cutlass.
As such, he was forced to discharge several rounds in their direction after which the suspects fled the premises in motor car PTT 8606 that was parked nearby, leaving their accomplice Prince, who was wounded at the scene.
The police were contacted and the vehicle was intercepted at a roadblock on the public road in front of the Den Amstel Police Station.
At the time, the car had three occupants – one was in the backseat with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He was questioned, arrested and taken to the GPHC, where he was admitted in a stable condition.
An unlicensed pistol with an empty magazine was found in the vehicle along with an undisclosed sum of cash and cellular phones.
However, Prince, who was at the scene in a motionless state, was shot to the neck and died on the spot. A cutlass was in his right hand and a haversack was on his back.
He was escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A search on his person revealed $130,000.
