Man charged with receiving stolen goods, case set for September 10

Christopher Thomas, Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

Christopher Wedderburn, from St James, charged with receiving stolen property in connection with the theft of a woman's BlackBerry cellular phone in March, will be brought back before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on September 10.

Wedderburn's co-accused are Ewen Doyle and Keith Forbes, who are also of Montego Bay addresses and are charged with robbery with aggravation, committed against Alexa Reid. Wedderburn was remanded following his appearance in court on Monday.

Allegations

The allegations are that on May 8, at approximately 11 p.m., Reid was walking along Barnett Street in Montego Bay when she saw two men along the roadway. One of the men, armed with a ratchet knife, approached Reid and robbed her of her handbag and her BlackBerry phone, after which, the two men escaped. Reid reported the matter to the police, and Doyle and Forbes were later pointed out in an identification parade.

It is further alleged that on June 12, acting on information, the investigating officer went to the Charles Gordon Market and saw Wedderburn with a cellular phone, which was identified as Reid's. Wedderburn was subsequently arrested and charged, and was also charged for possession of less than an ounce of ganja.

"There is a further statement from the complainant that is required (to complete the file)," clerk of the court Paula-Sue Ferguson told presiding magistrate Wilson Smith. "The forensic certificate is still outstanding," Ferguson added, in relation to the ganja charge.

Wedderburn was subsequently remanded in custody and had his case set for September 10.