A 19-year-old man, who was recently released from prison for burglary, has found himself before the court again, this time for breaking into a Laing Avenue, Georgetown home and stealing over $400,000 in items.
Dequan Parris, of Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown, appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

He was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on July 19, at Laing Avenue, while being in the company of others, he broke into the dwelling house of Adrian Walker and stole an HP laptop, a PlayStation 4, two cellular phones, along with other items totalling $440,000.

According to the facts presented by Police Prosecutor Christopher Morris, Parris and Walker are not known to each other.
On the day in question at about 08:00 hrs, Walker secured his home and went to work leaving inside the items mentioned in the charge. However, when Walker returned home from work, he discovered that his home was ransacked and the items were missing.

The matter was reported to the police station and an investigation was launched. Parris’ uncle was arrested with Walker’s stolen cellular phone in his possession.
When questioned by the police, the man revealed that he purchased the cellular phone from his nephew.

Under caution, Parris allegedly admitted to breaking into Walker’s home. He also gave his accomplice’s identity to the police.
Prosecutor Morris told the court that Parris was recently released from prison after serving a one-year sentence for a similar crime.
Given the nature and prevalence of the offence, Magistrate Daly remanded Parris to prison until September