“Too Cute” remanded on multiple armed robbery charges

A 22-year-old unemployed resident of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown known by the alias “Too Cute,” was remanded to prison after appearing before Chief (ag) Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday.
Yohance Yarris faced four separate charges of armed robbery, spanning several months, with stolen items amounting to over $3 million.

Despite his attorney’s plea for bail, arguing that he required medical attention due to prior gunshot wounds, the Magistrate denied his application.
When Yarris stood before Magistrate McGusty, the prosecution outlined the details of the charges against him, highlighting the severity of the alleged crimes. The first charge alleges that on September 26, 2024, at Shopping Lane, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Yarris, in the company of another, robbed David Granham of jewelry valued at $1.1 million. The second charge, which occurred on February 19, 2025, at East Ruimveldt Front Road, claims that Yarris, armed with a gun, robbed Adrian Ally of an iPhone 14 Pro Max valued $200,000.
The third charge relates to a January 8, 2025, robbery at Cane View, South Ruimveldt, where he allegedly used a firearm to rob Candice Stewart of a Samsung phone, perfume, and cash totaling $160,000. The fourth charge from the same date accuses him of robbing Shane Stewart in the company of another person, stealing an iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods, an Acer laptop, a haversack, and a bottle of whiskey valued over $600,000.
As the prosecution presented the case, they informed the court that Yarris had been evading police since September 2024. They further revealed that after his arrest, additional reports had surfaced, linking him to similar crimes. The prosecutor, objecting to bail, stressed that Yarris posed a significant flight risk and that his continued release could compromise ongoing investigations.
Yarris’s defence attorney attempted to counter these claims, stating that he had no prior convictions and was not a flight risk. She also emphasised his medical condition, revealing that he had been shot in the chest and pinky finger by police officers in Rasville, Georgetown. The defence argued that Yarris remained in need of medical attention. She further asked the court to consider reasonable bail.
However, the prosecution refuted these claims, stating that the injuries were a direct result of Yarris resisting arrest.
According to a police report, officers had been searching for Yarris since September, and when they finally located him in Rasville, he attempted to resist arrest, and fired shots at police officers, who returned fire, striking him in the chest before he collapsed and was taken into custody
Magistrate McGusty questioned whether Yarris had any ongoing cases before the courts. And the prosecution confirmed that Yarris had a pending matter in Berbice and was well known to law enforcement due to a history of similar offences.
Yarris was remanded to prison and ordered to return to court on April 4.
In June 2023, he was charged with robbery before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus. That charge stemmed from an incident on June 13, 2023, when Yarris and an accomplice attacked Deleon Lowe on Mandela Avenue. The court heard that Lowe was riding his bicycle when Yarris and another man intercepted him, demanding his valuables. Yarris allegedly choked Lowe while his accomplice struck him in the head with a wooden bar, causing him to fall. Yarris was arrested shortly after, denied bail, and remanded to prison. The court heard on Friday, that while out on bail Yarris committed the series of robberies.