“The officer lash me in my head so I can’t remember nothing. My name is not Gary Grant so the police need to go look for him so he can come and answer to the charges,” were the words of man who police said caused chaos and confusion at the Stabroek Market Police Outpost when he chopped off a handcuff and made good his escape.
Forty-one-year-old Gary Grant of 24 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts where he was slapped with four charges.
The first charge stated that on September 19, at the Stabroek Market Police Outpost, while being in police custody on a simple larceny charge, he escaped.
The second charge stated that on the same day, and at the same location, he stole one phone valued $35,000 property of Nadina Maloney.
It was further alleged that on the same day, and at the same location, he damaged a wooden door, a bench and other items valuing $39,000, property of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
The last charge stated that on same day, and at the same location, he behaved in a disorderly manner. Grant pleaded not guilty to all the allegations after they were read to him.
In addressing the court, the unrepresented man stated, “The Police best go and look for Gary Grant so he can come and answer these changes. My name is not Gary Grant.”
He added, “Me ain’t do nothing the officer lash me in my head so I can’t remember nothing. I am Dr. Harry patient and I need an evaluation.”
Facts presented by Police Prosecutor Annalisa Brummell stated that on the day in question, the defendant was in custody at the Stabroek Market Police Outpost for allegedly stealing a woman’s phone.
The court heard the man was handcuffed to a metal bar attached to a wall inside the structure after he was placed to sit on a bench.
However, around 22:20 hrs he began jumping into the air. A cutlass that ranks had secured under the counter became exposed and he used it to chop off the chain from the handcuff before fleeing.
The Prosecutor made serious objections to bail being granted to Grant on the grounds that he escaped from custody and the penalty the charges attracts.
Grant, upon hearing the prosecutor’s objection stated, “I escape and come back and still get charge is best I escape again.”
The Magistrate, after listening to the facts remanded Grant to prison until October 7, 2019.
