Wednesday, December 09, 2009Three charged in connection with robbery
Police Information OfficerThree charged in connection with robbery in Baughers Bay
Police have charged three young men in connection with incident over the weekend where a visitor was assaulted and robbed of jewelry.
A victim, a native of Texas but living in St. John, was walking in the Baughers Bay area when at least three males came from behind, assaulted him and took two gold chains he was wearing at the time. The victim was taken to Peebles Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and subsequently released.
Police soon after recovered the stolen goods and made the arrests.
20-year-old Marcus Jeffers of Fort Hill and a 17-year-old of Butu Mountain were charged jointly for robbery, while 22-year-old Deshawn Matthew of Baughers Bay was charged with handling stolen goods.
The three young men are scheduled to appear today in Magistrate's Court.