–over robbery-with-violence charge

City Magistrate Alex Moore yesterday placed a bus conductor on $50,000 bail after he appeared before him charged with robbery-with-violence.Thirty-two-year-old Romel Hoppie of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to the charge, which stated that on May 28, 2016, at Dennis Street Sophia, he robbed Mario Eversley of one Samsung Galaxy cellphone valued $110,000. The charge also stated that immediately before or just after the incident, he used violence on the defendant.

The police prosecutor objected to bail on ground that the defendant is wanted at several stations as well as the Criminal Investigation Department on matters of a similar nature.

However, the magistrate granted the defendant bail, and the matter was adjourned until June 28, 2016.