Tonight two men form the Pickstock area, 23-year old Raheem Vernon and
19-year-old Kirk Antonio Broaster, are on remand at the Belize Central
Prison. They are accused of the broad daylight robbery of a Tamales
vendor.
You'll remember that on Tuesday the duo were thwarted from the
Rayburn's Alley beatdown of 27-year-old Candelario Gonzalez when local
artist Alex Sanker came to his rescue armed with the broken support of
an easel.
Vernon and Broadster were unrepresented but Prosecutor, Sgt. Salam
objected to bail on the grounds of the prevalence of the crime of
robbery and overwhelming evidence against the pair. He was also of the
view that they could tamper with the prosecution witnesses, namely Mr.
Sanker.
Magistrate Gillett agreed with the prosecutor telling the men that she
has zero-tolerance for crime and that a message must be sent.
The officers you saw responding are the same ones that made an arrest.
Cpl Noble obtained a warrant in the first instance, and formally
arrested and charged Vernon and Broaster for Robbery.
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