21-Y-0 accused of stealing from media operatives

Twenty-one-year-old Albert DeFreitas Jr. appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, charged with three counts of simple larceny, including the recent robbery committed on two media operatives on Saturday, November 25^th at Battery Road, Kingston Georgetown.

DeFreitas denied that on the day in question at Battery Road, Kingston Georgetown, he stole a quantity of electronic items valued $478,000 property of News Room’s cameraman, Akeem Thomas.

The unrepresented man further denied that on the same day he stole a handbag valued $4,000, a makeup bag worth $10,000 along with $7,000 cash property of Ramona Luthi, a reporter.

According to reports, Luthi and her fiancé, Thameshwar Ramcharran were on a pre-wedding photo shoot with Thomas and the items mentioned in the charge were left inside a vehicle. The perpetrator managed to smash a window to gain entry into the parked car and stole the items.

DeFreitas was arrested by the police after attempting to sell Thomas’ laptop.

The 21-year-old was further charged with stealing a quantity of cologne valued $110,000 and a handbag valued $1,500 from Dexter Cummings on October 19, 2017, at Burnham Street, Georgetown. He also denied this charge.

The Magistrate released DeFreitas on $20,000 bail and adjourned the matter to December 11, 2017.