A MAN, who was accused of robbing another man of his phone and cash at knifepoint, was, on Wednesday, granted $50,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan when he made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to plead to the relevant charge.

Sherman Plass denied that he, on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at Mandela Avenue, East La Penitence, Georgetown, while being in the company of another, and being armed with a knife, robbed Trevon Davidson of one Samsung Galaxy S8, cellular phone valued $78,000 and $3,000 cash.

It is alleged that, on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at about 04:00 hours, Davidson was at Rubis Gas Station waiting for a taxi. As he waited, Plass and his accomplice, who were both armed, Plass with a knife and his accomplice, a bottle, approached Davidson and began to rob him of his valuables. The men escaped and the matter was immediately reported to ‘cops’ who were in the vicinity. As such, Plass was arrested and charged for the offence.

The matter was adjourned until Wednesday, March 17, 2021.