Armed robbery accused secures $200,000 bail

A youth accused of robbing a man at gunpoint was granted $200,000 bail on Friday after appearing before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The charge against 20-year-old Andra Stewart of Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, stated that on Tuesday, May 9, at Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, while in the company of another and armed with a gun, he robbed Mojess Naduri of a red Hero Hunk motorcycle valued at $450,000 and a Samsung Galaxy F13 cellular phone valued at $40,000.
He denied the charge before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer-Singh.
The prosecution’s short facts detailed that the accused and virtual complaint are known to each other, but did not reveal the nature of their relationship.
At around 22:00h on the day in question, Naduri was riding his motorcycle heading north along Seaforth Street when Stewart and another man rode up alongside and stopped in front of him.
Stewart then dismounted a motorcycle, pulled out a gun from the waist of his pants, and pointed same at Naduri, while demanding that he hand over his valuables.
Naduri, who became fearful, dropped his cell phone and ran away, leaving his motorcycle behind.
Stewart picked up the phone and motorcycle and he and his accomplice rode off.
The virtual complainant subsequently reported the robbery to the Police. Acting on information, a party of policemen went to Genip Lane, Warlock, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, where the stolen motorcycle was recovered. Stewart, however, could not be located.
Stewart was eventually arrested for the crime on May 16.
The Police prosecutor did not object to the defendant being granted bail but asked that it be set in a substantial amount and that reporting conditions be attached.
In the end, the presiding Magistrate set bail at $200,000 and ordered Stewart to report to the Kitty Police Station every other Monday until the hearing and determination of his trial.
The case was postponed to August 4. (G1)