Contractor, 23, to be sentenced for obtaining by false pretence

Andrew DeAgrella
Andrew DeAgrella

Andrew DeAgrella, a 23-year-old contractor of Jagan Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on December 24, 2023, and charged on December 27, 2023, with obtaining money by false pretence from Herris Simon at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

A release from the police said that the accused appeared at Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Sunil Scarce on December 27, 2023, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty with explanation and was placed on $50,000 bail for sentencing on January 31, 2024.