Marlon Marcus, also known as “Mice Man”, of Broad Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, was on Wednesday placed on $75,000 bail after appearing before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty to answer a charge of larceny of a box of gold detectors, valued at $1.2 million.
Marlon Marcus, also known as “Mice man”
The charge states that on March 17, at North Road, Bourda, Georgetown, the 30-year-old construction worker stole a box containing six gold detectors, the property of Bisham Persaud. The matter was reported at the Alberttown Police Station and Marcus was later arrested and charged with simple larceny.
In court, Marcus told the magistrate that he was wrongfully accused. He claimed that on the day of the alleged incident, he and his father were riding a motorcycle when Persaud caused them to fall, resulting in them both sustaining injuries; and when
he approached Persaud for compensation, the businessman refused to engage him. Accordingly, he entered Persaud’s vehicle and removed the box as a form of protest.
Pleading with the court for leniency, Marcus declared he is the sole breadwinner for his family and that his seven-year-old daughter is reportedly ill and has been unable to attend school regularly.
However, his explanation drew scrutiny from Magistrate McGusty, who questioned the logic behind his reasoning.
Given further explanation, the magistrate also noted Marcus’s familiarity with courtroom terminology, and asked if he had previously appeared before the court.
She said that, based on the terminologies he used – for example, ‘I am not a flight risk, Your Worship’, and ‘I am the sole breadwinner for my family’, along with other court terminologies – he seemed like someone who is very familiar with the court.
Marcus denied ever being charged, but said he had been in a courtroom before. However, records showed that he had in fact been previously charged with attempted murder in relation to the July 9, 2023 shooting of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave – the child who was struck during a shootout in Charlestown.
Marcus had been remanded to prison in that matter, and had been released only after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had withdrawn the charge in October 2023, a decision that has left the public and the victim’s family devastated.
Odelle Garnette, the other man involved in the shooting, was remanded to prison and remains in custody.
On March 29, young Jeremiah Gustave succumbed to injuries sustained in that shooting incident after months of hospitalization, surgeries, and intensive care.
The prosecution did not object to bail in this theft matter, and Marcus is expected to return to court on May 14.
