A POLICE constable attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was yesterday placed on $240,000 bail after appearing in court on two counts of assault, discharging a loaded firearm, threatening language and perverting the course of justice. 

Shawn Roberts, 29, of Lot 117 Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Particulars of the first charge said on September 2 at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, he unlawfully assaulted Johnlon Knights.
It is also alleged that on the same day at Eccles, he discharged a loaded firearm at Leroy English with intent to maim, cause harm or disfigure.

Roberts is also to answer to the charge that said on the same day at Eccles, he made use of threatening language to Knights.
It is further alleged that on the same day at Eccles, he assaulted English to cause him actual bodily harm.
And finally, the fifth charge said on the same day at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, he attempted to pervert the court of justice by removing spent shells from a crime scene.
The defendant was represented by attorney-at-law, Mr. Peter Hugh. He requested bail for his client stating that he served as a police officer for nine years and has no pending or prior matters.
Meanwhile, Police Prosecutor, Gordon Mansfield did not oppose bail but asked that bail be granted in a substantial amount in addition to the condition that the defendant should report every fortnight to the CID.
However, bail was granted and the matter was transferred to the Providence Magistrate’s Court for December 15.
On Tuesday last, another police constable attached to the CID was also charged with perverting the course of justice.
Jermaine Charles (no address given) appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on September 2 at Eccles, EBD, he attempted to pervert the course of justice by removing spent shells from a crime scene.
Charles was ordered to post $200,000 bail on that charge when he appeared before Magistrate McLennan yesterday. His matter was also transferred to Providence Magistrate’s Court for the same day as for Roberts.
It was reported that Police Constable English was ‘accidentally’ shot by another Police Constable at Eccles, East Bank Demerara following a high speed chase, which started on the West Bank of Demerara and ended on the East Bank carriageway.

Police confirmed that English was shot in his right arm and foot but did not go into the details while stating that the circumstances surrounding the shooting are being investigated.

The police ranks involved in the shooting were not familiar with each other, as they were both in plain clothes and were chasing a car driven by the son of a popular businessman.

The two police ranks were in separate vehicles chasing the businessman’s son, who allegedly cause the car of a senior police officer to careen off the road.