Employee charged for stealing chainsaw

Ruanda McDonald of Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, was on Tuesday released on bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts.
The mechanic denied the allegation which stated that between December 21 and 22, 2019, at Cuyuni, River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), he stole one chainsaw valued $352,000 and one chainsaw bar valued $29,000; property of Innovative Mining Incorporated.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that the defendant was employed by Innovative Mining company as a mechanic and during the time in question, he requested time off to attend a funeral in Georgetown.
However, shortly before departing the location, McDonald was observed by others to be loading the items mentioned in the charge onto a truck.
The court heard a search was later conducted and the articles were missing. The matter was then reported to the police and McDonald was arrested and charged for the offence.
The Magistrate released McDonald on $150,000 bail and the matter was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court for January 17, 2020.