A 21-YEAR-OLD Albouystown resident was remanded to prison on Tuesday by City Magistrate Dylon Bess, for the offense of armed robbery, which he allegedly committed against two police officers and a city businessman.

O’Neil Ally, a porter, pleaded not guilty to the three counts of armed robbery when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate Court unrepresented. The first charge alleged that Ally on December 9, at Georgetown while being in the company of others, armed with guns, robbed Gary Gordon of a cellphone, his identification card and wallet, total value of $113,170.

It is further alleged that while being armed with a gun on the same day, Ally robbed Eon George of a car key and remote valued $25,000. He is further accused of robbing city businessman, Elvin Parkinson of two cellphones, a wallet and $20,000 cash – total value $77,000.

Police Prosecutor, Christopher Morris did not disclose the facts in court but strongly opposed to Ally being released on bail, citing the seriousness and penalty attached to the charge. He also pointed out that Ally was positivity identified by the victims during an identification parade.
Bail was refused and he was remanded until December 27.

According to police reports, on December 9, at about 11:55hrs, two ranks of the Guyana Police Force were at a Georgetown business location to retrieve surveillance footage in an ongoing investigation of a recent crime. However during that process, two identifiable males approached and relieved the two unarmed ranks and the proprietor of a number of valuables, inclusive of their cellular phones and a wallet, after which they escaped on a motorcycle.

Shortly after the incident, other police officers acting on information apprehended a suspect on Middle Dam, East La Penitence, with a haversack. Upon examining the bag, the ranks found two cell phones belonging to the proprietor, as well as a bank card, an identification card and a wallet belonging to one of the officers who was robbed.