Friends arrested at roadblock for disorderly conduct charged

Following their arrest two days ago, three out of the four friends who had allegedly behaved in a disorderly manner after being stopped at a police roadblock along the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara, appeared in court on Wednesday.
Paul Daby, Sherwayne De Abreau, and Alpha Poole appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court.
Daby faced five charges – abusive language, disorderly behavior, and obstruction of a motor vehicle. He denied the charges. De Abreau and Poole were each charged with five counts of abusive language and disorderly behavior. They too pleaded not guilty and were granted bail set at $50,000 each.
Their fourth person, Deion Jerrick, who was also arrested, was not charged. The proceedings were adjourned until May 31.
Police had reported that at about 21:15h on Monday, Police ranks in Regional Division 4B (EBD) were conducting a roadblock exercise at Diamond Public Road when a Land Cruiser, PAE 528, was stopped.
Daby who was the driver at the time, stopped his vehicle in the middle of the road, thereby preventing the free flow of traffic.
Daby, Jerrick, De Abreau, and Poole, then allegedly became verbally abusive towards the police officers and proceeded to behave in a disorderly manner, which resulted in a crowd gathering.
The ranks continued to carry out their duties, and the men and vehicles were searched. No illegal items were found. The four individuals were subsequently arrested for disorderly behavior and taken to the Golden Grove Police Station for processing.
Video footage of the incident circulating on social media shows a Land Cruiser parked in the middle of Diamond Public Road, with a group of men accusing the officers of using excessive force.
One individual was heard in the video claiming that upon stopping the vehicle, the officers aimed their weapons. (G9)