It happened on Monday, and the victim, a 20 year-old villager, reported to police that earlier that morning, he was at the BTL compound using the internet. That's when he was approached by 2 men, one of whom was armed with what appeared to be a .38 revolver. At gunpoint, they ordered him to hand over his valuables, and that's when, fearing for his life, he gave them his cell phone.

Acting on intelligence, police searched George Banner's home. His common-law wife, 21 year-old Maria Cifuentes, was present at the time of the search, and that's when the police found a .38 revolver, the same gun that is believed to have been used in the robbery.

Both Cifuentes and Banner were charged with keeping an unlicensed firearm, and when they were arraigned at the Independence Magistrate's Court, Banner pleaded guilty to the offence. He was sentenced to serve 5 years in jail, while the charges were withdrawn against his common-law wife.