Three Lethem men were yesterday read a joint charge over the theft of four cows, one of which was butchered by one of them.
Quason Frank, 20, Curtis Charles, 18, and Ivor Rodrigues, 28, stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown, where they were read a charge that stated that between August 21 and August 24, at Lethem, Central Rupununi, they stole four heifers, valued at $480,000 and which were the property of Walter Martin.
While both Charles and Rodrigues pleaded not guilty, Frank pleaded guilty with explanation. Frank said that one of his friends showed him the cows but he never stole them. He mentioned that the other two men were innocent of the charge against them. As a result of Frank’s explanation, his plea was changed to not guilty.
