Trio gets $300,000 bail for robbing Rose Hall Town supermarket

A woman and two men charged in connection with the armed robbery of a Rose Hall Town supermarket have each been granted $300,000 bail.
Steve Tsoi, also called “Timmy”, 21, of Alness Village; Sherlon McLean, 20, a construction worker of Nursery Village; and Samantha Thomas, 34, of Bangladesh, Port Mourant, appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
The trio had previously been remanded to prison on March 9, 2026, after the prosecution objected to bail when they were first charged.

However, when the matter was called on Tuesday, Magistrate Matthias granted each accused $300,000 bail. As a result, McLean and Thomas were released, while Tsoi remains in custody due to separate firearm-related charges. The matter has been adjourned to April 14, 2026.
The three are accused of carrying out an armed robbery on February 28 in Rose Hall Town, during which it is alleged they, along with accomplices, robbed businessman Gurudat Sudhai of approximately $1.5 million in cash. All three pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following the robbery, a Police intelligence-led operation unearthed a quantity of high-powered weapons and ammunition at Ulverston Village.
Among the items recovered were an AK-47 rifle, a 9mm pistol, matching rounds of ammunition, and a pair of gloves. Tsoi was subsequently charged separately in connection with the illegal possession of those weapons and ammunition.
He pleaded not guilty to those offences and remains in custody as those matters proceed.