Arrested: Timothy Charles, also known as Leon De Yonge and Howard De Jonge
Police in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) have arrested a 63-year-old logger of the Canje riverine community of Baracara who has been wanted in connection with a murder that took place over 10 years ago.
Timothy Charles, also known as Leon De Yonge and Howard De Jonge, was nabbed between 01:00h and 10:20h on Saturday at Baracara Village during an intelligence operation led by a senior police officer.
De Yonge has been wanted for questioning in the 2013 murder of Titus Sutton, which occurred at Baracara on November 8, 2023. The 53-year-old Sutton, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was shot once to his chest. His business partner, 34-year-old Sherwin McAlmont, was shot and wounded in his right thigh during that incident. It had been reported at the time that Sutton was involved in an argument with De Yonge when he was allegedly shot.
The cartridge that was found in the suspect’s home
A wanted bulletin had been issued for De Yonge in January 2014, and then again in November 2018.
During the operation on Saturday, the police went to the suspect’s home at Baracara and carried out a search which unearthed a suspected 12-gauge cartridge in a bag that was hung on the bedroom wall.
Howard was escorted to the Central Police Station in Region Six along with the suspected cartridge, which was marked, sealed and lodged in his presence.
He remains in custody pending investigations.
