Shamar Davis was charged with robbery and appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday.
On August 17, near Water Street in Georgetown, it is alleged that Davis robbed Colex Jilkes of a grey haversack worth $20,000 while he was with other people. The items in the backpack included a Lenovo laptop worth $150,000, a JBL speaker worth $15,000, four silver buttons with the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) insignia worth $20,000, one GRA tie worth $12,000, a GRA badge worth $5000, and two iPhones worth $50,000 and $30,000 each.
The prosecutor opposed bail because the defendant had already been found guilty in 2021 for a related offence. Davis is scheduled to appear in court on October 6 after bail was rejected.
In September 2021, Davis was charged with robbing a Policeman and another man.
It was alleged that on September 24, 2021, at Water Street, Georgetown, while armed with a knife, he robbed Policeman Rohan Persaud of a haversack valued at $8000 and a phone valued at $50,000. It was further alleged that on May 10, 2021, at Croal Street, Georgetown, while being armed with a knife, he robbed Stephan Muniram of a cell phone valued at $125,000.
Reports are that Davis was caught on CCTV using a knife to rob the Police rank in front of Muneshwers Limited at Water Street, Georgetown. It was reported that, on the day in question, the 38-year-old Policeman was proceeding on the eastern side of Water Street, Georgetown, when he was approached from behind by a man who was carrying a knife.
Clad in a white t-shirt, black shorts and damaged jeans, the man was seen on CCTV camera running behind the cop as he walked on the pavement. He then cornered the cop, whipped out a knife, and held on to the officer’s pocket while threatening to stab him.
The two began to scuffle before falling to the ground, and after battling with the officer for some time, the man then used the knife to cut the cop’s bag off of his back, relieving him of his haversack containing the items mentioned in the charge before making good his escape, leaving the cop lying on the ground.
Shortly after the robbery, another video footage seen by this publication showed three Police officers cornering a man believed to be Davis, who was at the time on a bicycle, at the side of Demico House.
Based on reports, ranks who were at the time patrolling on motorcycles spotted the man in the vicinity of High and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown, and attempted to arrest him.
In a bid to escape, he ran towards the Stabroek Market area, but was cornered by Policemen.
As Police attempted to handcuff him, he resisted, forcing them to brace him against a wall.
Rather than surrendering, the man then proceeded to spit in one officer’s face, which forced the officers to retaliate. He was eventually overpowered and taken to the Stabroek Market Police Outpost.
Earlier in 2021, Davis was charged with armed robbery.
Davis had denied the charge, which alleged that on May 1, 2021, at Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown, while in the company of others and while armed with a gun, he robbed David Wilson of $600,000 in cash. The Police prosecutor had told the court that the victim had positively identified Davis, since there was a confrontation between them during the robbery.
This publication is unaware of the legal status of this matter.
