G/Town explosions: New suspect charged, placed on $1M bail

A 28-year-old driver was placed on $1 million bail after he was charged in relation to the explosions that occurred at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) substation in Georgetown last month.

Jason Jacobis of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He was charged with two counts of facilitating a terrorist act.

Jacobis, who was represented by attorney Mikel Puran, was not required to plead to the indictable charges.

The prosecutor objected to bail. However, bail was granted with the condition that Jacobis lodge his passport and report to the Ruimveldt Police station every Friday.

The case was adjourned to July 2 for report.

In a Police release sent days ago, Jacobis was not named as one of the suspects. He is now the second suspect who was charged with the crimes, however.

Last week, Seon Carmichael, a 35-year-old minibus driver from Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, was remanded to prison after being charged with facilitating two acts of terrorism.

Police have issued wanted bulletins for the three main suspects: two Venezuelans and a Brazilian known only as “Flavio Tasso.” Investigators say they have gathered CCTV footage and other evidence linking the men to the explosions. They remain on the run.

The News Room understands that Jacobis surrendered to the Police after noticing the wanted bulletins. He allegedly sold a vehicle to one of the suspects.

Police Headquarters has been investigating the explosions at the outpost and the substation. It was previously reported that the gate of the East Ruimveldt Police outpost was blown off after an improvised explosive device was thrown at the facility by unknown individuals.

Police said the two incidents occurred around the same time on Saturday, May 17. So, authorities said they were investigating the possibility of a coordinated effort between the two incidents.