–for taking boss’s vehicle on joy-ride

A 24-YEAR-OLD man appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Thursday, charged for stealing his employer’s vehicle and taking it on a joyride.

Mark Anthony, called “Unruly Boss”, confessed that on December 26 at La Penitence, Georgetown, he stole motor van GSS 9170 valued $3.5M, property of Rajesh Singh.

According to reports, on the day in question, Singh left the van parked in front of his Fourth Street, La Penitence home and went away with his family in another vehicle.

However, on his way back home, he passed the van in the other lane of the road. When the two vehicles met at the stop light, Singh got out of his car and approached the other vehicle to confront the accused.
“I going to pick up one of my boys,” Anthony reportedly told Singh before speeding away. Singh reported the matter to the police, and the next day, Anthony was arrested and the van retrieved on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara with damages to the left side.

The unrepresented man told the court that he has no remorse about stealing his boss’s vehicle, since the man owes him $50,000. He also said he took the van to use out all of the gas.

The Magistrate fined Anthony $30,000 or two months imprisonment; he opted to serve his time in jail.