PETER George, 20, of Lot 106 ‘A’ Meadow Brook Gardens who was accused of armed robbery on Emancipation Day was yesterday remanded to prison after he requested that his matter be tried at the High Court.George was accused of being armed with a dangerous weapon, to wit a gun, on August 1 at East Ruimveldt and robbed Yolanda Garraway of $60,000, property of Christopher John.
The matter was deemed indictable but the prosecutor requested the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) to be applied. The defendant was advised by the magistrate on the option of his matter being heard before the Magistrates’ Court where the penalty is lesser or at the High Court before the Judge and jury where the penalty is higher. The young man, however, left the court amazed and his family shocked when he told the magistrate that he wanted his matter to be tried in the High Court.
The unemployed man was refused bail after the prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones, objected on the grounds that a gun was used in the commission of the crime and the gravity of the charge. George is scheduled to report to court on August 20.