The two men who were caught in the act of stealing from the ‘Chicka D’ restaurant located on Vlissengen Road were earlier today (Monday) remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Fortyone-year-old Gary Grant and his accomplice, 47-year-old Seon Clarke stood before City Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer to the charges against them.
The duo denied that between September 20 2017 and October 5 2017, they broke into the ‘Chicka D’ restaurant and stole an ice-maker along with other items with a total value of $25 million.
However, Clarke was also charged separately for assaulting a Police Officer and behaving disorderly.
Police Prosecutor Adoni Innis told the Court that the men broke and entered the recently closed businessplace owned by Businessman Deonarine Singh.
Police however received a tip-off and swooped down at the location where they caught the men in the act.
Clarke in an attempt to escape the lawmen pulled out a knife and advanced towards an officer. He reportedly cuffed that Officer to his eye and managed to escape, but was later subdued by public spirited persons and handed over to the Police.
Grant who managed to escape later turned himself in to the Police.
Magistrate Latchman remanded both men to prison until October 30, 2017 when the case will be called again.
