Joint charge for duo over attempted murder of guard in Fogarty’s building
A joint charge was yesterday instituted against former murder accused Kevin France, and Jason Howard, who are accused of attempting to murder a security guard last year.
The joint charge was read to the defendants yesterday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. France had previously been charged alone in this matter.
It is alleged that the two, on October 20, 2016, at Water Street, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Quacy Joseph with the intent to commit murder.
Joseph was shot to his abdomen after he attempted to foil a robbery committed on a man who was relieved of $1.2 million in the Electronics City branch store in the Fogarty’s Building, on Water Street.
Subsequent to the joint charge being read to France and Howard, a request for bail was made by attorney Patrice Henry who represented France.
The Chief Magistrate later granted France $500,000 bail, but further remanded Howard who currently faces several other charges, including murder.
April 28 is the next date when the matter will be heard. A city magistrate yesterday sentenced a man to 18 months in jail, after finding him guilty of attempting to break into a home.
It is alleged that Avinash Insanally, on February 2, at Section ‘A’, Block ‘X’, Diamond Housing Scheme, attempted to commit a felony, that is to say, break and enter the dwelling of Rayon Thomas.
Insanally, of Diamond Housing Scheme, who was on trial before Magistrate Leron Daly, was found guilty of the crime after her examination of the evidence presented through the prosecution’s witnesses.
Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh prosecuted the defendant’s case.
Insanally, who currently has other matters before the courts, in a fit of rage leaped from the upper portion of the court stairs whilst being escorted out of the courtroom of Magistrate Dylon Bess, to the lower portion of the stairs, in an attempt to target a cameraman who was taking his photograph. The defendant, angrily asked why his photograph was being taken and then proceeded to spit in the cameraman’s face, as the escorting officer took hold of him and escorted him down the remainder of the court stairs.
Insanally, however, did not stop there and began to hurl threats at the cameraman as he was placed in the court lockups.