Three charged in $5M Region 10 RDC robbery

The three men accused of robbing the Region Ten Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of $5M were yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $500,000 each by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

It is alleged that on February 17, at Republic Avenue, McKenzie, Linden, Mervin Blackman, 20, Samuel Rodney, 20, and Cecil Pollard, 29, being armed with a gun, robbed Compton Daly of $5M. The money was property of the RDC.

Rodney is the son of the Region Ten Regional Executive Officer Henry Rodney and resides at 606 Retrieve McKenzie Linden. Pollard, also a Lindener, lives at 1451 Amelia’s Ward, while, Blackman resides