A Sheriff Security guard was on Friday arraigned before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after allegedly threatening a woman and hurling a bottle in her direction during a dispute in Charlestown. The accused, 38-year-old Alfred Benjamin, stood before Magistrate Annette Singh and pleaded not guilty to the allegations. According to the charge, on September 15, 2025, at Charlestown, Georgetown, Benjamin used threatening language and threw a missile to the annoyance of Julian Payne.
He admitted that he had been intoxicated on the day of the incident and claimed the disagreement began after Payne asked him to move a motorcycle. He said he declined, suggesting that someone else could handle the task.
Payne, however, interrupted the proceedings to give her account. She told the court that Benjamin threw a bottle at her and threatened her life, allegedly saying, “Before the year is done, you have to die.”
The prosecutor offered no objection to bail but asked that Benjamin be placed on a bond to ensure good behaviour.
Magistrate Singh granted bail in the sum of $40,000 and adjourned the matter until October 17.