Six months after he had allegedly robbed a supermarket in Kitty, Georgetown, 24-year-old Shaquille Goodluck was arraigned on an armed robbery charge before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charge, which stated that on January 4, while in the company of another and while being armed with a gun, he robbed Hamed Asmi of an iPhone 10 valued at $150,000 and of cash worth $200,000.
In objecting to Goodluck being placed on bail, Police prosecutor Quincy Lacon cited, among other things, the serious nature and prevalence of the offence, and noted that the robbery was captured on CCTV. He said a wanted bulletin had to be issued by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for Goodluck.
Responding to the Prosecution’s submissions, the Chief Magistrate refused Goodluck bail and remanded him to prison. His case will continue on August 16 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
According to the Prosecution’s short facts, at around 19:00hrs on the day in question, the complainant Asmi was at his supermarket, seated at the cash register when Goodluck and another male entered the building pretending to be customers.
They then held the proprietor at gunpoint, and relieved him of the articles mentioned in the charge before making good their escape on a motorcycle.
Goodluck was recently apprehended by the Police, and when told of the allegation, admitted to being part of the robbery, the Prosecutor has submitted.
In 2022, Goodluck was charged with illegal possession of ammunition. That charge, which was later dismissed, had stated that on September 3, 2022, at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, he had in his possession three rounds of ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence. 16
