The Tribune

By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Court Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A TEENAGER was remanded yesterday after being accused of multiple crimes, including armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery that left a woman seriously injured last month.

Ta’Quain Pinder, 19, represented by Alphonso Lewis, appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery and grievous harm.

On February 19 in New Providence, it is alleged that Pinder along with a male accomplice robbed Pamela Taylor of $300 cash belonging to Jet Wash laundromat.

Pinder’s 17-year-old co-accused was previously arraigned on the same matter earlier this week.

Pinder is also accused of attempting to rob Daevindra Jagroo with a black .40 Austria Glock pistol on February 20. During this incident it is alleged that Jagroo suffered serious injury because of Pinder.

Finally on February 25 the accused was arrested after he was allegedly found with the same black Glock pistol with the serial number erased. It is also alleged that Pinder had seven unfired rounds of .40 ammunition.

He was not required to enter a plea due to the nature of the charges and was informed that his matter would be transferred to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).

The accused was also told that as the magistrate lacked the jurisdiction to grant bail he had the right to apply for it through the higher court.

In the interim he was sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

Pinder’s VBI is expected to be served on June 8.