“Too Cute” granted bail on multiple armed robbery charges

Yohance Yarris, a 22-year-old unemployed resident of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, known by the alias “Too Cute,” was on Friday granted bail on multiple armed robbery charges after spending several months in custody.
The latest development came during his appearance before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Yarris, who had previously been remanded, faced four separate armed robbery charges dating back to September 2024. The charges involve stolen items collectively valued at more than $3 million. He was initially denied bail despite arguments by his attorney, who said he required urgent medical treatment after being shot by police officers during his arrest in Rasville, Georgetown.
The charges include a September 26, 2024 robbery at Shopping Lane, West Ruimveldt, where Yarris, allegedly in the company of another person, robbed David Granham of jewellery worth $1.1 million. Another charge stems from a February 19 incident in East Ruimveldt Front Road, where he allegedly robbed Adrian Ally of an iPhone 14 Pro Max valued at $200,000 while armed with a gun. The third charge relates to a January 8 robbery at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, where he reportedly used a firearm to rob Candice Stewart of a Samsung phone, perfume, and cash totalling $160,000. On that same date, Yarris is accused of robbing Shane Stewart, stealing an iPhone, an Apple Watch, Air Pods, an Acer laptop, a haversack, and a bottle of whiskey, items valued at over $600,000.
During Friday’s hearing, Yarris’s attorney renewed her application for bail, noting that the prosecution had not yet completed the case file and that several statements remained outstanding. The attorney told the court that Yarris had been in custody since February.
In response, the prosecution maintained that investigations were still ongoing and that Yarris had evaded law enforcement for several months before being apprehended in Rasville, where he allegedly fired at police officers. According to police, Yarris had to be subdued after he resisted arrest, which led to him being shot by officers.
Magistrate McGusty queried whether Yarris had any other matters before the court, and the prosecution confirmed that he had a pending matter in Berbice and was well known to law enforcement due to a string of similar offences.
In June 2023, Yarris was charged with robbery before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, following an attack on Deleon Lowe on Mandela Avenue. In that matter, Yarris allegedly choked the victim while his accomplice struck him with a wooden bar during a robbery.
The prosecution told the court that while out on bail for that matter, Yarris went on to commit the more recent series of robberies.
Despite the prosecution’s continued objections and insistence that the investigations were incomplete, Magistrate McGusty granted Yarris bail in the three most recent cases.
He was granted $150,000 bail each for the charges involving Candice and Shane Stewart and $250,000 bail for the robbery involving David Granham.
Yarris was ordered to return to court on May 23 for disclosure.