Man charged with armed robbery at Riverview, discharging loaded firearm

Twenty-eight-year-old Akeem Bourne (address not stated), and 28-year-old Michael Cumber-batch of Lot 2 Rasville, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court before Acting Chief Magis-trate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to robbery charges.

It is alleged that on June 27, at Riverview Ruimveldt, George-town, while in the company of each other and armed with a firearm, they robbed Tyron DeGrutt of one Samsung cellphone valued $25,000 and Dillon McRae of a Samsung Galaxy cellphone valued $35,000.

It is also alleged that on June 27, at Riverview, Ruim-veldt, Georgetown, Bourne discharged a loaded firearm at Travis Farley, with the intent to disfigure or to cause him grievous bodily harm.