Illegal firearm accused charged with armed robberies

Davis-Hescott

One of the four suspects apprehended over illegal firearm possession during the Joint Services initiative, Operation Dragnet, was yesterday arraigned on two counts of armed robbery.

Andrew Davis-Hescott, 24, of Lot 6 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was accused of robbing three people on Main Street on December 4th, while being in the company of others and armed with a gun.

In the first charge read, it was alleged that Davis-Hescott robbed Alicia Hinds of a BLU cellphone valued $26,000 and Elisabeth Williams of an HTC cellphone and handbag worth $62,000 in total. The second charge alleged that on that same day the