Four adult male suspects and one juvenile male suspect were charged yesterday with a combination of offences. Some of the suspects are pictured outside court yesterday accompanied by police. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
By NICO SCAVELLA
Tribune Staff Reporter
nscavella@tribunemedia.net
AN 18-year-old man and a juvenile were arraigned in a Magistrate's Court yesterday charged with attempting to murder a pump attendant during the course of an armed robbery at a service station in Central Eleuthera last month.
Lamar Wilchcombe and a 17-year-old stood before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux faced with two counts each of armed robbery and one count each of attempted murder stemming from the January 18 incident.
A third individual, Sirnario Miller of Green Castle, was accused of assisting Wilchcombe and the minor in escaping the law while knowing they committed an armed robbery of the C and AA Service Station in Palmetto Point. Miller was also accused of conspiring to commit the armed robbery.
It is alleged that on January 18 at Palmetto Point, Wilchcombe and the minor attempted to cause the death of Joel Stubbs. It is further alleged that on the same date, the two robbed C and AA Service Station of $1,800 and four cartons of Backwoods cigars valued at $40.
It is also alleged that the two robbed Mr Stubbs at gunpoint of his charcoal grey iPhone 8 worth $954. Wilchcombe, of Pinewood Gardens, was further charged with dishonestly receiving the items sometime between January 18 and February 1.
According to initial reports, shortly before 10pm, three armed men entered a service station located in Palmetto Point, robbed the establishment of cash and shot one of the employees before fleeing in a silver coloured car.
The victim was airlifted to hospital in New Providence, where he was initially listed in serious condition. A customer was also treated at the local clinic for minor injuries.
Wilchcombe, Miller and the minor were not required to enter a plea to the charges, and their charges were adjourned to April for service of a voluntary bill of indictment.
Miller and Wilchcombe were also charged with breaking into and entering the premises of the Teen Scenes camp site at Deep Creek, Eleuthera between July 2017 and January 13, and subsequently stealing over $7,000 in various merchandise, including ductless air conditioning units, water coolers and softball gloves.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The three males, along with 21-year-old Green Castle native Ezra Petty, were also charged with breaking into and subsequently stealing over $14,000 worth of assorted jewellery, computers and an Apple tablet from the home of two individuals between four days last month in Rock Sound, Eleuthera.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Those matters were adjourned to April for trial.
Wilchcombe was further charged with being in possession of an unlicensed Sarsilmaz 12-gauge shotgun and three live 12 gauge bullets while at Green Castle, Eleuthera, on February 2.
He was further charged with breaking and entering the home of Lorenza Woodside at Jacaranda Street and Thatch Palm Avenue in New Providence on August 28, 2017 and stealing a 12-gauge shot gun and a safe together valued at $1,600.
Wilchcombe was further charged with dishonestly receiving the shotgun, valued at $1,200, sometime between August 28, 2017 and February 2, 2018.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and his matters were adjourned to April for trial.
All four accused were denied bail and remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in the interim.
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