Alleged serial thief remanded after facing multiple charges

Repeat offender Travis Payne has been remanded to prison after his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in that Georgetown magistrate’s court on a series of charges involving theft, primarily of iPhones, along with other high-value items.
The 31-year-old Payne on Monday faced a total of ten charges, including theft and discharging a loaded firearm.
The charges allege that between May 4 and October 10, at various locations, including at West Ruimveldt Front Road and at Mandela Avenue in Georgetown, Payne stole items valued at approximately $1.9 million.
His alleged haul includes two iPhone 15 Pro Max devices valued respectively at $315,000 and $170,000; an iPhone 15 Pro Titanium worth $265,000; an iPhone 12 valued at $110,000; an iPhone 14 Pro worth $200,000, and an iPhone 14 Pro Max valued at $205,000.
He is also accused of stealing four other cell phones worth accumulatively $400,000, an eight-pennyweight gold chain valued at $140,000, and four perfumes worth in total $130,000.
Moreover, Payne is accused of discharging a loaded firearm at a Detective Corporal with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Payne has pleaded not guilty to all these serious charges.
This is not Payne’s first encounter with the law. In 2018, he was charged with nine counts of armed robbery, discharging a firearm, and escaping from police custody. After a trial by Magistrate Annette Singh, Payne was sentenced to three years in prison on September 10, 2019.
Following his latest court appearance, Payne has been remanded to prison, and is scheduled to return to court on November 18. (G9)