AS if it was out from a scene of the famous motion picture “catch me if you can,” two robbery accused on Monday, June 17, 2019, led police on a chase around central Georgetown, after escaping from a police vehicle in front of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before their arraignment.

Navin Ally, 24 and Ceon Ray, 20 both residents of Albouystown, Georgetown, were arrested on Saturday by police after they robbed a couple at the Kingston Seawall. They were, on Monday, escorted by police from the Brickdam Police Station to the Magistrates Court.
Upon arrival at the court, the men escaped from the police vehicle and were later recaptured by police due to prompt action. Ally was apprehended at the Kitty Bus Park while Ray was nabbed at Lombard Street, Georgetown.

The men were shackled and handcuffed and placed before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isccas-Marcus on two counts of robbery.

Particulars of the first charge alleged that the two accused, on June 15, 2019, at Kingston, Georgetown, robbed Tyrell Chu of a cell phone, a haversack and a bottle of perfume valued $17,000.

The second charge alleged that, on the same day and, at the same location, the two men robbed Ishanna Singh of cellphone, silver jewellery, and cash valued $56,500.
Ally pleaded guilty to the two charges while Ray denied the charges and told the court that he was not around when the robbery was committed.

According to the facts presented in court by Police Prosecutor, Quinn Harris, Tyrell Chu, and Ishanna Singh are a couple and, on the day in question, were having lunch at the Kingston Seawall, facing the ocean, enjoining the view.

However, the couple was approached from behind by the two accused who shouted: “don’t move or we gon shoot,” while taking away the items mentioned in the charge from the two victims.

The two men made good of their escape on foot and the couple raised an alarm. A police patrol which was nearby managed to nab the two men.
The prosecutor told the court that the victims’ articles were recovered on the two suspects who were also positively identified.

Ally, who was unrepresented, told the court that he and Singh work at the same place and were involved in an altercation in May 2019.

Prosecutor Harris got up and told the court that Ally’s claims were impossible since Singh is not a male but a 17-year-old girl.

The accused stood quiet in the prisoner docks as the prosecutor caught him in his lie, but was quick to say that, on June 13, 2019, he was released from prison after serving a six-month sentence for cannabis trafficking.

Again Ally was caught in a lie, since he had earlier told the court that, in May 2019, he was involved in an altercation with ‘Singh’ but was now telling the court that he was behind bars serving a sentence.

The man finally gave up and begged the magistrate for leniency saying “anything small my worship.”

The magistrate responded, “Your small and my small would be a totally different thing.”
The prosecutor had asked the magistrate to consider that Ally had spent time imprisoned, but did not learn anything and showed no regret for his actions.

Ally was sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment on each count. The sentencing would run concurrently. Ray was remanded to prison until June 24, 2019.

Harris told the court that the two accused will be charged for escaping from police custody.
Ray, without an attorney, told the court that he did not escape but instead the police had handcuffed him to Ally.

The accused explained that Ally picked the lock and escaped when the police vehicle arrived at the court.