Fisherman denies homestretch break-ins

…as the court hears of a prior escape from custody

A West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, fisherman on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of breaking and larceny when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Glen Cameron is alleged to have committed the offences between November 8 and November 10, 2025, at Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, while acting in the company of others. Prosecutors allege that during that period, Cameron broke and entered the National Communications Network (NCN) Department of Public Information (DPI) section and stole one laptop, one pair of white AirPods and one cologne, the property of Shania Persaud and Ray Carrington.
The 33-year-old is also charged in relation to a separate incident on November 26, 2025, when he allegedly broke into and entered a building under construction for the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) at Homestretch Avenue. It is alleged that two propane gas cylinders and one welding hose valued at $290,000, the property of Peter Ramchandar, were stolen during that incident.
Two other persons have also been charged in connection with that break-in. Cameron, who is currently serving a prison sentence for escaping lawful custody, was remanded to custody. The matters were adjourned to February 11. The court was reminded that this was not Cameron’s first appearance in relation to the same matters.
In December 2025, he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to escaping lawful custody. He was also charged at that time for breaking and entering with larceny and possession of ammunition without a licence.
One of the charges alleged that on November 28, 2025, at Lot 309 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Cameron was found in possession of one 12-gauge cartridge without being the holder of a firearm licence. He was not required to plead to the breaking and entering charges at that hearing.
The prosecution further told the court that Cameron escaped from lawful custody on November 28, 2025, while being held at the East La Penitence Police Station on Mandela Avenue for criminal offences. Cameron pleaded guilty to that charge. In mitigation, Cameron claimed that he left the police station after receiving a telephone call from his sister and believed the matter had been “finished” after one of the stolen gas cylinders was returned.
He also told the court that he was experiencing stomach pains at the time. However, the prosecution stated that Cameron admitted to police that after completing the telephone call, he jumped through a window at the station to make his escape. Acting Chief Magistrate McGusty sentenced Cameron to six months’ imprisonment for escaping lawful custody and denied bail on the remaining charges, noting that the alleged larceny offences were committed while Cameron was on bail. Cameron remains in custody as the matters continue.