Teen granted bail amid wave of terrorism-related charges

Nineteen-year-old Jadon Sim, also known as ‘JJ’, was on Friday granted $150,000 bail for attempted robbery under arms, nearly six weeks after he was first remanded to prison, as authorities cracked down on violent unrest in the capital.
Sim, a construction worker from Friendship, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, is accused of attempting to rob Shurlan Critchlow, also called ‘Black Boy’, at Camp and Quamina Streets, Georgetown, while armed with a gun on April 28, 2025.
He made his first court appearance on May 5 before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where he was denied bail and remanded to prison.

During his latest appearance, this time virtually before Magistrate Annette Singh, his attorney, Stacy Goodings, successfully argued for his pre-trial release. The magistrate noted that Sim had been incarcerated for over a month and that there was no witness statement filed in his matter, a key factor that tipped the scale in favour of bail.
Sim’s charge was one of many stemming from the violent fallout following the release of autopsy results in the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge. Although the post-mortem confirmed she had drowned, Georgetown and Berbice descended into chaos, where businesses were looted, roads were set ablaze, and innocent persons were attacked.
Sim was among several individuals arrested and charged during this period.
The matter involving Sim was adjourned until July 11, 2025, as the court awaits further disclosure.