KINGSTON, Jamaica — A person who allegedly robbed one other man at gunpoint and threatened to take him earlier than a neighborhood “don” has been remanded in custody following his look within the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Courtroom on Tuesday.
The accused, Dwayne White, is dealing with a cost of theft with aggravation stemming from an incident that occurred on Friday, April 25, round 5:00 p.m. alongside Hagley Park Highway in Kingston.
In response to courtroom paperwork, the complainant observed two males following him and tried to evade them by coming into a close-by enterprise institution. Nonetheless, upon leaving, he was confronted by White and one other man.
The boys reportedly accused the complainant of resembling somebody answerable for killing a relative and advised him they might be taking him to a “don” to verify his identification. They then allegedly robbed him of financial institution playing cards and different private objects, earlier than forcibly taking him to an ATM the place they tried to withdraw money. They threatened to hurt him if the PIN he supplied didn’t work.
Along with making an attempt to entry his checking account, the accused additionally allegedly tried to reset the sufferer’s Google password utilizing the stolen telephone.
After the incident, the complainant filed a police report. White was later recognized in an identification parade.
In courtroom, Senior Parish Decide Sanchia Burrell remarked that extra costs might be laid, together with kidnapping and cybercrime offences. She additionally cited the timing of the incident—occurring on payday in a busy business space—as a part of her reasoning to disclaim bail.
“Primarily based on the allegations, everybody here’s a potential sufferer,” Decide Burrell acknowledged.
White is scheduled to return to courtroom on September 20.
