No bail for accused in ice-pick hold-up

Alfred Benjamin, who says he was previously sentenced for having an unlicensed gun and ammunition, was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a man of a cell phone while being armed with an ice pick.

Benjamin, 25, of Charlestown pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that on October 5, in front of the St. Phillips Church, Georgetown, armed with an ice pick, he attacked and robbed Kevin Joseph of an