Duo granted bail on armed robbery, larceny charges

Two men were granted bail after pleading not guilty to separate charges for the offences of simple larceny and robbery under arms when they appeared on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Luke Emanuel of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, and 19-year-old Omar Williams of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly.
Emanuel pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on March 11 at Campbellville, Georgetown, he stole a Motorola cell phone valued at $60,000—property of Distribution Services Limited (DSL).
The prosecution told the court that the stolen phone was recovered on Emanuel. With the prosecution raising no objections to Emanuel being granted his pre-trial liberty, he was granted $40,000 bail. His case continues on March 30.
Williams, on the other hand, is accused of robbing Grace Thornhill of a Samsung Galaxy cell phone valued at $60,000, a computer bag containing $6000 in cash, and stationeries amounting to $2600, while he was armed with a knife.
The robbery is alleged to have occurred on March 14 at New Market and Thomas Streets, Georgetown. He also pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $45,000. A conditionality attached to the bail requires him to report to the Alberttown Police Station every Monday until the hearing and determination of his trial. This matter also continues on March 30.
Meanwhile, in another case, Ryan De Roache was charged with malicious damage to property when he appeared before Magistrate Daly.
It is alleged that on March 12, he damaged a chair set valued at $15,000, a blender valued at $10,000, and a door valued at $20,000—properties of Alesha Rajkumar.
De Roache was also charged with making use of threatening language towards the woman. He was released on $45,000 and $10,000 bail on the first and second charges, respectively, after pleading not guilty. His next court date is May 3. (G1)