MURDER accused, Wayne Chester, called ‘Sharky’ was on Thursday, May 30, 2019 sentenced to 14 years jail by City Magistrate Rhondel Weaver, on a series of charges, including robbery under arms and two firearm-related charges.

Chester, 22, formally of Section ‘C’ Block ‘Y’ Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was found guilty of five different criminal charges when the trial ended at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The first charge read that, on January 6, 2019, at Conciliation Drive, Tucville, Chester, while being in the company of others and armed with a gun, robbed Coet Cromwell of a quantity of gold jewellery and cash totaling $512,060.
The other charges read that, on the same day, Chester damaged Cromwell’s car’s front windshield and bumper worth a total of $85,000 and also discharged a loaded gun at him (Cromwell). Chester had a Walter .32 pistol along with .32 spent shells when he committed the offence.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that Cromwell, who is a wash bay operator, was robbed by two men on a motorcycle who shot at his motor car and relieved him of jewellery and a sum of cash. Cromwell managed to apprehend Chester while the other person ran away. The motorbike was impounded while Chester was searched by the police and the gun was found in his possession.

Magistrate Weaver sentenced Chester to five years imprisonment for the robbery under arms charge and five years for damage to property.

For the charges of possession of a gun, a spent shell and discharging a loaded firearm at Cromwell, Chester was ‘handed’ a three-year imprisonment on each of the charges.
The Magistrate ordered that the sentences run concurrently so Chester will only spend five years behind bars.

Chester is currently on remand for the murder of Clothes vendor, Purcell Moore Jr. who was gunned down during a robbery at Craig Old Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in December 2017.

The father of two was robbed of his gold chain and other jewellery on the day in question. He sustained two gunshot wounds to the head during the attack which occurred one street away from his mother’s home in Craig.