GUYANA Power & Light (GPL) security officer Kevin Anthon, 49, was put on $2.5M bail last Friday, when he faced a simple larceny charge.

But, after he told Magistrate Chandra Sohan, at New Amsterdam Court, that he could only afford $10,000, he was remanded to prison until October 30.

Anthon was jointly charged with four others who failed to appear.

The allegation against them is that, last March 15, at Canefield, Canje, also in Berbice, they stole materials and equipment valued a total of $5,997,743, property of GPL.

Anthon declared he knew nothing about the theft and claimed that thieves entered the utility compound through the back entrance after cutting through a fence.