“ET” Bailed for $60,000 Burglary Heist, Jailed For Jacking

Basil Willis, 42, a.k.a. “ET”, who was recently released on bail for charges of robbery and burglary in a case in which $60,000 was stolen, was back in court yesterday on another charge of robbery.

Willis pleaded not guilty to the charge when he was arraigned in the #4 Magistrate’s Court.             Magistrate Aretha Ford denied him bail and remanded him into custody until March 24.

The robbery occurred around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, February 10. Gregory Zuniga, 35, reported to the police that he was at a Chinese shop near to the corner of Freetown Road and Hunter’s Land when he was approached by Willis who had a knife.

Zuniga told police that Willis demanded that he hand over a plastic bag he had in his hand and when he refused Willis stabbed at him with the knife.

Zuniga said Willis inflicted a minor stab wound on the upper right side of his body and Willis grabbed the plastic bag and $20 he had put on the counter of the shop.

Zuniga reported that Willis then fled from the scene.

The bag, reported Zuniga, contained one cell phone charger; 10 DVDs, 7 CDs and one bottle of Sprite.

The charges of robbery and burglary for which Willis was on bail are in connection with an incident which occurred on September 4, 2009, at Western Union office on Coney Drive in which a security guard was tied up with his own belt and his hand-held radio and cap stolen.

The Western Union office was then burglarized and a metal safe containing $60,000 was heisted.

Only $39,000 was in cash. The balance was in cheques.

Nothing was recovered.

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