A teenager of Coomacka Mines, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) was on Wednesday remanded to prison on several charges. Nineteen-year-old Travis Peters made his first court appearance before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on the charges of assault with intention to commit a felony (robbery), possession of an unlicensed firearm, unlawful possession of live rounds and cartridges of ammunition and possession narcotics at Coomacka Mines on July 31, 2017. Peters was represented by Attorney Clive Forde. Asked by the Magistrate whether he preferred the matter to be tried at the Linden Magistrate’s Court or the High Court in Georgetown, the defendant chose the former. The presiding Magistrate refused bail for all of the charges except that of possession of narcotics for which the defendant was granted ,000 bail. The Prosecution is contending that Peters was apprehended on Monday after Police thwarted a robbery. According to the Prosecution’s case, the Police relieved him of a shotgun in the process.
Reports are at about 21:00h on Monday, the Virtual Complaint, Stanley Coachman, 67, after closing his shop at Coomacka Mines, ventured outside and was about to close his front gate when he was confronted by the defendant who demanded cash and was reportedly armed with a shotgun. During an altercation with the accused, Coachman was struck to the head but managed to raise an alarm. His son-in-law called the Police who responded quickly and managed to relieve Peters of the gun. However, the suspect managed to escape after the Police tried to arrest him. Based on the description of the assailant given to law enforcement, Peters was later arrested at his home where a quantity of cannabis sativa was reportedly found to be in his possession.
