KITTY resident Shawn Harris is the fourth person to be charged in connection with the recent Bank of Baroda robbery committed at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.Recently released from prison after serving a sentence on a drug charge, the 27-year-old Harris appeared before Sparendaam Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul to answer to the charge of robbery. The Pike Street resident was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge, which detailed that on January 22, 2016 at Mon Repos, ECD, being armed with a gun and in company of others, Harris robbed Bank of Baroda tellers Raywantie Lall and Latchmie Mohabir of $2.75 million; and Shirley Lucas, a female security guard, of her .32 Taurus revolver, property of RK Security Service.

The Police Prosecutor objected to bail, since there was no assurance that the defendant would return to court, and there are three others charged and on remand in connection with the matter at hand., Moreover, the prosecutor pointed out that the police had retrieved some of the money.

Harris was refused bail, and he has to return to court on February 18, 2016.

The matter was heard at the Better Hope Community Centre because the Sparendam Magistrate’s Court is under reconstruction.

Thirty-one-year-old Sean Anthony Aaron, who is a taxi driver of North-East La Penitence; 28-year-old Kennard Jabar of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, who is self-employed; and 39-year-old graphic artist Eon Campbell of Campbellville are the three other persons jointly charged for the said robbery. They are remanded, and the matter has been transferred to the Vigilance Magistrates Court for February 9.

Members of the trio had made their first appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on January 26, 2016.

Police are stilling looking for Timothy Asher Morrison of Bougainvillea Park, East Bank Demerara.