‘Skelly’ re-appears in Court

SHELDON “Skelly” Lovell, labelled the country’s most wanted man, re-appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court along with three other men yesterday, charged with kidnapping and falsely imprisoning 18-year-olds Yves Ayoung Chee and Benedict Barrette. Lovell, 31, of Pelican Extension Morvant is jointly charged with Reginald Gibson, 34, former Special Reserve Police officer (SRP), of Phase Four Beetham Gardens, Kenny Bonnett, 24, businessman, of Eastern Main Road, Laventille, and Sean “Gumbo” Vincent, 29, also of Pelican Extension Morvant. The charges were laid by Sgt Lynch of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

Ayoung Chee, of Scott Street, St Clair, and Barrette, of Santa Cruz, were allegedly kidnapped at Marli Street, Woodbrook, at around 4 am on the morning of July 17 and imprisoned at Morne Coco Road, Petit Valley. In the absence of Magistrate Ejenny Espinet, Justice of the Peace  Ramnarine Seunarine presided in the Court. When the matter was called, Lovell and Vincent walked into the Court escorted by their attorney Patrick Godson-Phillips. Godson-Phillips also represents Gibson in the matter. Godson-Phillips and Bonnett’s attorney Ravi Rajcoomar had a brief conversation and agreed on September 9 as an appropriate adjournment date. The JP then agreed to the date and adjourned the matter. Gibson is the only one of the four who was unable to secure the $200,000 bail. He remained in custody up to late yesterday evening. Lovell and Vincent hurriedly left the Court after the matter was heard.