Boy, 15, on robbery charge

Stephon Durant, 23, of L’anse Mitan and the teenager appeared before Magistrate Adia Mohammed in the Four B Court, on a total of 11 charges, all of which were laid indictably. They were not called on to plead and Durant was granted $350,000 bail to be approved by a Clerk of the Peace III.

He is to report to the Four Roads Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 6 am to 6 pm and is to have no contact with the victims either directly or indirectly.

His attorney Allan Anderson said Durant is a caterer for the Trinidad Hilton and Hyatt Regency and also a member of the St James Police Youth Club, who plans to get married in the near future.

The teenager was ordered remanded at the Youth Training Centre (YTC) after his attorney Kyle Fortune asked that he be sent for psychiatric evaluation.

Magistrate Mohammed initially remanded the teenager to St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital but amended this order after being told that hospital does not have facilities to treat with minors.

She has ordered that a probation officer’s report be prepared to determine the teenager’s mental capacity after his attorney complained that he had difficulties receiving instructions from his client.

The teen’s mother also told the magistrate her son was forced to drop out of secondary school as he was a slow learner.

Durant and the teenager were jointly charged with robbing Artie’s Patties Meat Shop at Morne Coco Road, Diego Martin, on July 8, while armed, of $5,000 and a Hope of Miracle Foundation donation box, which contained $235.72.

They were also jointly charged with robbing Theresa Farell, of a Samsung S3 cellphone, valued at $4,000; Crosby’s husband Alvin Clarke, of a Samsung S6 cellphone, valued $5,000 and 3,000 in cash; Gregory O’ Shea, of a Samsung cellphone valued $5,000 and 135 cash and Kimberly Antoine of a gold and diamond wedding ring valued $4,500 and 1,000 cash.

They were also charged with assaulting Crosby - whose real name is Nicole Nathaniel Clarke, with intent to rob her.

Durant was charged by himself for being in possession of a firearm and eight rounds of .38 ammunition at Giles Street, Four Roads, Diego Martin, on July 8.

He was also charged with being in possession of 10 rounds of .38 ammunition allegedly found at 80 L’Anse Mitan, Carenage.

The teenager was charged with being in possession of a pistol and 11 rounds of nine millimetre ammunition at Giles Street, also on Saturday last. Both were ordered to return to court on July 26.