Taxi driver who allegedly transported killers on bail

Deon Stoll’s killing

The taxi driver who was slapped with an accessory to murder charge of gold miner Deon Stoll was granted bail by the Demerara High Court.
Keith McKenzie, along with three others were slapped with an accessory to murder charge, while four others were slapped with the capital offence of murder.

At his first court appearance, McKenzie’s attorney, George Thomas, had informed the court that his client was merely hired without knowledge of the crime during the group’s appearance before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan. On Tuesday he was granted bail in the sum of $500,000 with the condition that he lodge his passport with the court and report to the police once per week.
Stoll, called “Mow”, who hailed from Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), but resided in Bel Air, Georgetown, was shot and killed during the course of a robbery outside of El Dorado Trading at Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty, on October 14, 2019.
Following investigations, a total of eight persons were charged in connection with the murder. Those slapped with the indictable offence were Shane “Demon” Morgan, also known as Delon Morgan; Roberto Sankar; Wayne St Hill; and Steve Rollox.
Odessa “Baby” St Hill, Alonzo Dos Santos, Duncan “Blackboy” Vanvield, and Keith McKenzie were all charged with accessory to murder.
The 44-year-old businessman succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) moments after being shot.
Reports are that the businessman had arrived at El Dorado Trading at about 10:20h on October 14, 2019, and as he was about to exit the car, two gunmen, who arrived in a white car, opened fire on him and his driver, Clayton Powley.
A review of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that Stoll was sitting in the front passenger seat of motor car PPP 6727, being driven by Powley. A white Toyota motor car with tinted windows, which had appeared to be tailing Stoll’s vehicle, also stopped across the road from the business place seconds later.
Stoll had earlier visited a business place on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, where he had collected an undisclosed sum of cash.
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan recused herself from the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the matter since she is a serving colonel within the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), which may spark a conflict of interest since one accused, Alonzo Dos Santos, is a doctor and serving member of the GDF.
As such, Chief Magistrate McLennan transferred the matter to Magistrate Leron Daly, who will conduct the PI.