AN 18-year-old man appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday October 1, 2019, to answer to three charges.

Shamar Sears appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse and pleaded not guilty to the first charge which stated that, on September 27, 2019, at Robb Street, he, with others, robbed Alfredo Rodriguez of one LG cellular phone valued at $30,000.

Sears also pleaded not guilty to the second charge which stated that, on the same day, at Cornhill Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously damaged one shirt valued at $3000, property of Trevor Clement.

The final charge stated that, on the same day, and at the same location, he resisted arrest by Police Constable Clement. Sears pleaded not guilty to the said charge.
According to the statements presented in court, on the day in question, Rodrigues was walking along Robb Street, Georgetown, when Sears, in the company of others, approached him and robbed him of his phone.

Rodrigues reported the matter and a City Police who was on Cornhill Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, saw Sears and approached him.

The court heard the officer attempted to arrest the accused but the two got into a scuffle and Sears held on to the City Police’s shirt causing it to tear in the process.
Sears was later arrested and taken into custody where he was positively identified by Rodriguez as the person who robbed him.

Magistrate Nurse, after listening to the statements, released Sears on $75,000 bail.
He was ordered to report to the City Constabulary every Monday and Friday until the hearing and determination of the trial. He is also expected to return to court on December 17.