Probation report ordered for man found guilty of East La Penitence armed robbery

Quason Roberts

A man had two counts of armed robbery against him dismissed on Tuesday only to have the third stick as he was found guilty in a city court and sentencing adjourned pending a probation report.

The charges against Quason Roberts, 23, read that on October 18, at East La Penitence, Georgetown, being armed with a gun and in the company of others, he robbed Jermaine Knights of a Premio motor car, valued $2.8 million, belonging to Troy King. It is further alleged that at the same time, he robbed Knights of his cell phone, valued $50,000, and $43,000. Roberts was also accused of using the gun to rob Theresa Fredericks of a Samsung Galaxy cell phone,