Rupununi man charged for cattle theft, jailed for unlawful wounding

A 28-year-old unemployed man of Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), was arrested on Saturday for six counts of larceny of cattle. He was later taken to the Lethem Police Station and, on Monday, charged with additional offences, including one count of escape from lawful custody, one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm, and three counts of unlawful wounding.

Carlton Jones appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where the charges were formally read to him. As the charges were indictable, Jones was not required to enter a plea. He was subsequently remanded to prison, and the matter was adjourned to March 11.
Regarding the summary charges, Jones pleaded guilty to all three counts of unlawful wounding. He was sentenced to ten months of imprisonment for each count, with the sentences to run concurrently.