DANIEL Delanno Watson, a 26-year-old mason of Bachelor’s Adventure, was, on Friday, March 20, 2020, granted $25,000 bail by Magistrate Leron Daly, having been charged with uttering a forged driver’s licence.

Watson appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and denied the charge, when it was read to him.

The charge alleged that, Watson, on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Georgetown, with intent to defraud, uttered to Police Corporal 16779 Walcott of Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, one forged motor vehicle driver’s licence #14890211211147 in favour of himself, purporting to show that the licence was issued by the Guyana Revenue Authority, knowing it to be forged.

According to the report, on Thursday, November 7, 2019, Watson was driving a Mini Bus #BXX7614 in the vicinity of Commerce Street, Georgetown, when ranks attached to Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, stopped and detained him after it was observed that he committed a traffic offence. Watson was subsequently escorted to Traffic Headquarters, Eve Leary, where he was asked to produce his driver’s licence. He did. It was discovered by the police that Watson’s licence appeared to be forged. Consequentially, Watson was arrested and was subsequently escorted to the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters, where a thorough investigation was conducted. The Guyana Revenue Authority was contacted and checks were made with the Licence Revenue Processing System (LRPS). It was revealed that Watson’s licence does not exist in the Licence Revenue Processing System (LRPS) Database. It was therefore not authentic. Based on the foregoing facts, Watson was later charged for the offence committed.

Magistrate Daly granted Watson $25,000 bail.

The matter was adjourned until Friday, May 8, 2020.