By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.
Magistrate Raquel Whyms charged Lamont Symonette with armed robbery, receiving, possession of dangerous drugs, two counts of possession of ammunition, and two counts of possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Symonette and an accomplice, armed with handguns, allegedly robbed Silbert Clarke of his silver coloured 2017 Honda HR-V outside a residence in Dean Street on the night of February 21. During this incident, Symonette allegedly stole a Kipling wallet containing $327 in local currency and $550 in Dominican Republic currency.
The defendant was reportedly arrested in a yard on Infant View Road. Police allegedly found a black Austria Glock 19 with 36 rounds of ammunition. The defendant also allegedly had another loaded gun at his home, along with a quantity of marijuana.
Although Symonette pleaded not guilty to the lesser charges, he was informed that the armed robbery charges would go to the Supreme Court by way of a Voluntary Bill of Indictment (VBI). He will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until the higher court grants him bail.
Symonette’s VBIs are set for service on May 20 and June 11. His drug trial begins before the magistrate on May 13.
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