TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Roscoe McIntyre, was, on Tuesday, formally charged by the police for allegedly setting fire to the Arakaka Police Outpost last week.
On Tuesday, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) advised the police to charge McIntyre for setting fire to a public building contrary to Section 143 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Cap 8:01. The offence was allegedly committed on December 11. He will be appearing before a Magistrate via zoom at the Port Kaituma Police Station, on Wednesday, to answer to the charge. The Guyana Chronicle had reported that the fire occurred at 02:30 hours. Ranks on duty in the enquiry’s office heard a loud explosion and instantaneously saw a huge blaze at the front door of the building. The ranks immediately rushed and extinguished same with water. Further checks of the surrounding revealed that the front door of the building was scorched and a partly burnt five-gallon bottle was at the front door. The following day, ranks, acting on information received, went to Central Arakaka Village, North West District, and arrested McIntyre.