THE house located in Fairs Rust, Mackenzie, in which ex-cop, Teon Allen, known as ‘Spoil Child’, was an occupant, was early Saturday morning burnt down and it is speculated that the fire was another gang-related incident, targeting Allen, by the infamous ‘Cayenne Gang’.
Allen was not at home at the time and is currently nursing injuries which were inflicted during a recent shooting incident, involving members of the Guyana Police Force. The fire occurred around 03:30hrs on Saturday and while the members of the Guyana Fire Service, along with ranks of the Region 10 Police Division turned up to quell the blaze, they were unsuccessful in doing so and what was once a two-story wooden structure, now remains a shell.

When the Guyana Chronicle contacted Commander of Region 10, Superintendent Courtland Winter, he related that the police responded promptly to the scene but it is still too early to pronounce on whether it was arson or the fire originated from some other cause. He said neighbours, when questioned, were tight-lipped about the matter and no one reported seeing anything strange. The division, however, has not ruled out it being a gang-related incident and investigations into the operations of the ‘Cayenne gang’ remain open, since several of its members are still wanted by the police.

This newspaper contacted the owner for the house, who said that he has no affiliation to Teon Allen and, in fact, never rented him the house but placed a trusted caretaker to look over the property. It was about a year ago, when he was contacted by a company to rent the house temporarily, when he heard Allen was occupying same. Since then, he tried to get him out, but his efforts proved futile. He was even forced to employ a lawyer to fight his battle. The owner said that his losses are estimated to be around $ 9M but he is remaining positive. “I am looking at the positive side, it is ashes, but we can rebuild, the main thing is we have life,” he said.

Last Monday, Allen was released on $240,000 bail by Magistrate Faith McGusty, for having in his possession, several firearms, without a firearm licence. Allen is a known figure in the courts and was placed in the spot light recently for gang-related incidents involving the ‘Cayenne Gang’. Over the last few months, a member of the gang allegedly opened fire on Allen in the presence of police ranks and in the East La Penitence Market, burnt his car; killed his cousin and shot his girlfriend, bombed his Wismar Housing Scheme home and stabbed affiliates of Allen. Some of the members were charged for some of these crimes, while some remained wanted.