3 men slapped with armed robbery charges; 1 jailed for 4 years after pleading guilty

Three Georgetown residents: Carlton Bourne, a 30-year-old construction worker of Norton Street; Devindra Mooteram, a 27-year-old driver of East La Penitence; and Deryck Garraway, a 20-year-old unemployed resident of Riverview in Ruimveldt, were yesterday arraigned before Vigilance Magistrate Sunil Scarce on joint charges of armed robbery committed on businessman Paul Rambhajan of Good Hope and cashier Prakash Kooblall of Mon Repos, both East Coast Demerara communities.

During the robbery, which took place at Good Hope, ECD, the victims were allegedly relieved of $150,000 in cash and two cellular phones valued at $250,000 and $60,000 respectively, all to a total value of $460,000.
During their arraignment before the magistrate, Bourne pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. Mooteram and Garraway have both pleaded not guilty and have been remanded to prison. The cases will continue on April 28.