Bail denied for Tiger Bay man accused of armed robbery

A 38-year-old Tiger Bay, Georgetown resident, accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint, was once again denied bail on Friday following a disruptive appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Orin Favourite stood before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty where he renewed his application for bail, claiming he had been held in custody for an extended period, well beyond the 72-hour legal limit on the first instance.
However, the proceedings were repeatedly interrupted by Favourite, who spoke over the Magistrate several times. Despite being allowed an opportunity to speak, he refused to stop when the Magistrate attempted to respond. His persistent interruptions eventually prompted Magistrate McGusty to ask the prosecution to suggest a new date for the matter, which was set for April 25.
During the hearing, the prosecution objected to bail on the ground that Favourite had several other matters before the court and had previously been found guilty in some of them. In response, Favourite denied those claims.
His bail application was ultimately denied, and he was remanded to prison once again.
Favourite was first brought before the court in January in connection with an armed robbery that allegedly took place on January 4 at Queen Street, Tiger Bay. Police allege that he approached a woman, identified as Amy Numerus, and robbed her of $10,000 while armed with a knife.
He was arrested and subsequently charged with armed robbery. At his initial court appearance, he pleaded not guilty and was remanded.
Favourite, in 2022, he was charged with stealing a cell phone from a Bishops’ High School student outside her school on Carmichael Street. That incident was caught on CCTV, and he was remanded after the court heard he was already before the courts for similar crimes. He was later released.
Again in 2021, he was charged in connection with two armed robberies, and in 2017, he was sentenced to five years in prison for snatching a woman’s gold chain.