Bail for man accused of stealing friend’s cellphone

A man who was on Friday charged for stealing a cellphone from his friend, was granted $2,000 bail by a city court.

It was alleged that Isaiah Daniels, 21, on October 6th, 2018, stole a cellular phone valued $48,000 from Jamal Barker.

Daniels, who appeared in the court with his mother, pleaded not guilty to the charge read to him on Friday. He told the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan that he only wanted to borrow the phone from his friend to make a call. He related that he took it to another friend’s house, which was occupied by several other persons. He then said that after he woke up, he discovered the phone missing but failed to make a report to the police.