Six persons are due to appear at the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court after they were charged with various offences, following intelligence-led exercises aimed at bringing perpetrators of recent home invasions to justice.
The exercises involved officers of the Gang and Intelligence Unit, Port of Spain Division, the Western, Northern, and Central Divisions, along with ACP Ag North West Kent Ghisyawan and Senior Superintendent, Port of Spain Division Roger Alexander, who conducted intensive investigations and identified persons from the Port of Spain area.
The team conducted thorough enquiries and several homes were searched, which resulted in the following suspects being arrested and charged with the following offences:
WESLEY LEWIS, 29, of Laventille- Robbery with Violence.
KERN JOHN, alias “Cockhead”, 29, of Eastern Quarry, Laventille- Demanding Money by Menace.
KEON WEEKES, alias “Vado”, 42, of Pump Trace, Laventille- Robbery with Violence.
AMAL MC HUTCHINSON, alias “Mal”, 27, of Picton Road, Laventille- Robbery with Violence, Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life, Possession of Ammunition, Possession of Ammunition with Intent to Endanger Life, Wounding with Intent to Do Grievous Bodily Harm and Discharging of a Firearm within 40 yards of a Road.
HAKIM WYNNE, alias “Yellows”, 22, of Eastern Quarry, Laventille- Robbery with Violence.
ARNEZ JAWARD PAYISON, 18, of Picton Road, Laventille- Possession of Firearm, Possession of Firearm with Intent to Endanger Life, Possession of Ammunition, Possession of Ammunition with Intent to Endanger Life, Wounding with Intent to Do Grievous Bodily Harm and Discharging of a Firearm within 40 yards of a Road.