CYDP Supervisor Charged With 2 Counts OF Handling Stolen Goods

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Feb. 10, 2010

Anthony Morris Jr., 32, a supervisor at CYDP Youth program was charged with 2 counts of handling stolen goods and 1 count of a mischievous act when he appeared yesterday in the #7b Magistrate’s Court.

Morris pleaded not guilty to the charges.

He was released after he met a bail of $3,000.

His case was adjourned until March 18.

The charges of handling stolen goods are for several tools that were stolen from Universal hardware, located on new Road, during a burglary which occurred between 5:15 p.m. on January 28 and 7:30 a.m. on February 4.

The tools included one blue Makita circular electrical saw, one blue Makita cordless hammer drill, one four strike British cutter and one red Homelite straight shaft trimmer. The total value was $4,870; the property of Mennonite businessman Corney Deuck.

The police reported that they recovered the tools from Morris later the same day.

However, a pellet gun and 3 boxes of pellets which were also stolen have not be recovered.

The charge of mischievous act was because Morris allegedly gave police a false report about the stolen goods.

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