30 months in jail for cutlass-wielding bandit

– alleged gold chain snatcher released on bail

A youth who was armed with a cutlass when he robbed another man has been sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for the crime on Wednesday.
Kevin Grant, a 24-year-old resident of Lot 895 Fourth Field, Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on April 27 for the offence of robbery-under-arms committed on 29-year-old Ramnarine Singh on April 27 at Macaw Drive in Kaneville. Arraigned before Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate Sunil Scarce on Wednesday, Grant pleaded guilty to the charge and was jailed.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, Jeremy Smith, a 31-year -old self-employed resident of Lot 139 Meadow Brook, Georgetown, was placed on $40,000 bail after appearing before Magistrate Sunil Scarce on Wednesday on a charge of larceny from the person.
He is accused of stealing a gold chain valued $91,000 from Lenese Bobb-Semple on April 19 at Little Diamond, EBD. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and was placed on bail. The matter has been postponed to June 2 for disclosure of statements.