A 28-year-old man was on Friday released on $200,000 bail by the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan when he appeared before her charged with larceny from his employer.
Kevorne DeFreitas pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on August 24 at 14 Miles, Essequibo Mazaruni River he stole 114 penny weight of raw gold valued $1.3M from his employer, Troy Resources Inc.

The matter was prosecuted by Police Prosecutor, Gordon Mansfield who told the court that the police recovered the stolen items in the defendant’s haversack at his living quarters. According to Mansfield that the defendant had told the officers when arrested that he was making a ‘lil hustle.’

With no objections raised by the prosecutor, DeFreitas was released on $200,000 bail and had his matter transferred to the Bartica Magistrates Court for September 14.