…nabbed during roadblock at Grove Public Road

THE six alleged gunmen who were nabbed last week during a roadblock at Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara in a stolen motorcar are expected to be placed before the court today, charged with a series of criminal offences.

Those to be charged are: Steve Hercules, 30, of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara; Nabidigi Gobin,33 of Charlotte Street, Bourda; Reynard Khan,31, of Cooper Street, Albouystown; Mark Prince, 39, of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara; Edward Skeete, 30, of Independence Boulevard; and Marvin Blackman, 27, of South Ruimveldt.
Last Thursday, the police had applied for an extension at the High Court to further detain the men as they investigated them concerning other criminal activities.

On Tuesday, April 10, the six men were intercepted at the police roadblock with two 9mm Glock pistols along with 22 live rounds, one Beretta pistol with 11 live rounds, a .32 Taurus pistol with six live rounds, one sledge hammer, two pairs of latex gloves and trade plates.
The items were found on the floor of the car by the police and upon examination, the police observed that the number PVV 6204 was engraved on the windscreen and lights of the car. The motorcar was reportedly hijacked on March 25, 2018, at Princes Street, while its owner was working it as a taxi.

According to reports, shortly before they were arrested, the men attempted to break into the residence of a Chinese man at Supply, EBD. However, the man’s son who was at home at the time heard a suspicious sound coming from outside and made checks.
He then saw persons trying to break into the property. He raised an alarm and the men ran from the area.

The six men in police custody are no strangers to investigators, since they had been charged before for similar offences and some were recently freed of murder in the High Court.

Skeete, called ‘Pretty Boy’ and Nabadinghi Gobin, called ‘Dangles’, were freed last February at the High Court for the murder of Mocha, EBD resident, Ryan Clementson, who died at the GPHC after being attacked in the vicinity of Turning Point in Tucville, Georgetown, on July 14, 2015.

Meanwhile, Blackman’s rap sheet for charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court dates back to 2009. He is currently before the court for the $1.5M armed robbery committed on the Wild Caught Fresh Fish Depot in 2016.

In August 2017, he was charged for possession of a Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol and eight live rounds of 9mm ammunition. He was also charged with a series of armed robberies committed in and around Georgetown. Additionally, in 2011, he was charged with the $5.4M heist from the office of the Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) Regional Democratic Council (RDC).

Mark Prince called ‘Fine Man’ and Renard Khan were jointly charged earlier this year for robbing a 66-year-old pastor of $1.8M as he left a city bank.