2 charged for stealing dead soldier’s gun

Magistrate Michelle Maharaj-Brown granted Devon Wilson and Dillon Thomas a total of $400,000 bail when they stood before her charged with four offences.

The accused men both of Fifth Company Village in Moruga, were not called upon to plead in the First Court.

Supt Pragg of the Southern Division charged both with larceny of the firearm and ammunition as well as possession of the firearm and ammunition.

Siparia resident Gay, 31, a member of an elite unit of the Regiment, died on September 4 following a shootout at a wake in Fifth Company Village. Reports are that the dying soldier fell to the ground with his service weapon still in his hands. But by the time police arrived at the scene, the weapon was gone.

Five other persons including colleague Lance Cpl Marc Blunt and four civilians, sustained gunshot wounds. The soldiers, both dressed in plain clothes, were working undercover at the wake. Yesterday, attorney Dane Halls represented Thomas, 35, while Wilson was unrepresented by counsel.

The magistrate granted each accused man $200,000 to be approved by a clerk of the peace and adjourned the matter to October 16. Police attorney Ramdath Phillip prosecuted. No one has been charged with Gay’s killing.