One Charged For Hattieville Robbery

BELIZE CITY, Tues. Dec. 22, 2009

Darrington Lauriano, 23, who was recently released from prison after having served 6 months, was put back behind bars yesterday when he appeared in the #1 Magistrate’s Court and was arraigned on a charge of robbery. Lauriano pled not guilty to the charge. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie explained to him that the court could not offer him bail because the offence was committed with a firearm. She remanded him into custody until January 22, 2010.

The robbery occurred at around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 17 in the windmill area of Hattieville located at Mile 16 on the Western Highway. Ottoniel Pech, 28, delivery man for Quality Poultry Products, reported to the Police that he and his sideman were delivering chicken when they were approached by two persons, one of them armed with a firearm. Pech said the gunman pointed his pistol at him and stole his pink Motorola cell phone valued at $300.

Police detained Lauriano the following day. Police say Lauriano was positively identified as one of the robbers. The second suspect is still at large. The cell phone has not been recovered. Lauriano was charged with murder but he was acquitted of the charge in 2008.

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