The First District Court has granted $60,000 bail in cash or suitable surety to twenty-one-year-old Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ in connection with multiple gun-related charges.
Police apprehended George on Friday in a probe into a recent shooting in Castries.
At about 4:30 pm on that day, officers responded to a shooting on Trinity Church Road.
They arrested one male suspect they saw running from New Village and recovered a loaded illegal firearm the fugitive threw into a drain.
As a result of their investigation, officers charged Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ with the following offences:
1)Possession of Firearm.
2)Possession of Ammunition.
3)Using a Firearm with Intent to Cause Harm.
4)Discharging a Firearm in a Public Place.
Police are also investigating a shooting incident that occurred at Cul de Sac on Saturday, resulting in injury to a man in his twenties from the same area.
A private vehicle conveyed the victim to the hospital after a bullet, allegedly fired by a known individual, grazed his head.
The recent shootings have added to an alarming surge in gun violence that has prompted calls for harsher penalties for gun crimes.
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Bail for attempted murder. Wow!
When will we get serious about fighting crime. Unfortunately, the judiciary is solely to be blamed. they act on what is legislated and what they’re ‘guided’ on. An attempted murder suspect is granted bail on such a minimal sum!? 60K??
History has taught us that a large number of persons on bail on firearm offenses have been caught with firearms AGAIN and AGAIN; yet nothing is being done to deter these recidivists.
The system is just affording these miscreants a restart like in a video game to have another go at what they failed to do the first time around.
The laws should be revisited and amended to stifle the growing trend of violence.
Caught with AK-47s….bail for you.
Caught with dynamite sticks…bail for you.
Caught with grenades…bail for you.
Caught with a battle tank…bail for you.
Caught with an artillery gun…bail for you.
Caught with a nuclear weapon…bail for you.
Caught laying land mines…bail for you.
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so why someone with multiple gun related charges being granted bail. that is ridiculous the system is f…. up big time. not his first offense he is a danger to the public but you letting him out on bail so he can get another firearm to finish what he started. bravo
This magistrate must be high on something to grant bail to this man with soooo many violations…st lucia is pure papi-show
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So who is responsible, it must be we the people! We put in office the governments that pass the laws, and by the way, the magistrates must follow and abide by the available laws, they cannot impose what is not there.
LET COW HAD VICTIMIZE THE FAMILY OF MAGISTRATE OR JUDGE , WOULD HE BE GRANTED BAIL?
THESE BOURGEOISIE DONT FEEL FOR POOR PEOPLE AS LONG THEY’RE SAFE BEHING THEIR HIGH FENCE. CRIME ISNT THAT HARD TO CURTAIL WITH A POPULATION OF ONLY 180000, CMON OPEN YOUR EYES LUCIANS.
@Paule Foo you are spot on with your comment – the judiciary system in St. Lucia is from the dark ages and needs to be revamped like yesterday. Could you imagine, we are in 2024 and these folk are still in the dark ages with their archaic laws which enables criminals to roam free and do whatever they see fit. Even a fool knows that this system is counter productive. Not sure if St. Lucia will every awake from its slumber.
Why? is all I have to say.
What we have to realize crime pays the for the government so it will not change.it just seems like I higher bail amount will be easy for criminals to pay but 20k here a 15k here x by 4 a week .do the math…