Tyrone Knowles
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
ONE of three men accused of playing a role in the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis appeared in the Supreme Court seeking bail yesterday.
Tyrone Knowles’ appearance before Justice Vera Watkins came nearly three months after the judge gave 21-year-old co-accused Marc McCartney a $9,500 bond ahead of trial on three armed robbery charges in connection with the December 9, 2013 raid at Mr Davis’ home.
Mr Davis was acting prime minister at the time of the robbery.
When Justice Watkins informed Knowles she would make a decision in five days, prosecutor Linda Evans told her that she would be objecting to a bond being given to the 25-year-old defendant.
She said she would produce an affidavit in response to the defendant’s affidavit.
Justice Watkins adjourned the matter to Tuesday, March 17.
McCartney, Knowles and 27-year-old Jeffrey King are scheduled to stand trial on August 15, 2016 in connection with the matter.
They are accused of robbing Mr Davis of jewellery worth $93,000, a jewellery box worth $200, Baraka gold jewellery worth $700, an opal top wallet worth $450, a Royal Bank credit card and a driver’s licence worth $15.
The three are further accused of robbing Mr Davis’ wife, Ann Marie Davis, of $2,953, and Wilberforce Seymour of $10.
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