Forty-two-year-old Maxidus Marks of Grove, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday and begged for community service after he attempted to change a plea of not guilty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He first denied that on September 29, 2017 at Lot 1 Brickdam, Georgetown, he broke and entered the plant shop of Eddie Chin and stole plant materials to a total value of $240,500.
The defendant told the court that he is a sickly man “with two holes in my foot” and “I can’t thief”.
Marks told Magistrate Daly, “I will tell you the truth. I was passing the place and I saw a bag by the fence and I took it”.
The accused further pleaded not to be remanded to prison and explained that he did not want to “punish there”.
However, Magistrate Daly remanded him to prison as he was unable to provide the court with a fixed place of abode.
After being remanded, the accused attempted to change his plea to a guilty one, requesting community service or “just one year jail”.
He is expected to make his next court appearance on November 10.
