Three on serious bodily harm charge

Two tree trimmers and a soldier were today granted $9,000 bail each on a joint criminal charge.

They are 48-year-old Rene Orlando Pilgrim and 24-year-old Raheem Akeem Grimes both, of 5th Avenue North Lowlands Drive, Friendship Terrace, St Michael and 25-year-old soldier Kyle Akeem Hutson, of Ruth Road, Ellerton, St George.

They are accused of causing serious bodily harm to Ryan Gittens of April 17 with intent to maim, disfigure or disable him.

They were not required to plead to the indictable charge when the matter was called before Magistrate Alison Burke this afternoon in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court.

Grimes is charged separately with wounding Theirry Gittens on the same date. That charge is also indictable and he got an additional $8,000 bail on the charge.

Rene Orlando Pilgrim, Raheem Akeem Grimes and Kyle Akeem Hutson

There was no objection to bail from Station Sergeant Glenda Carter-Nicholls and the three accused left the court after their sureties were accepted.

The tree trimmers – Grimes and Pilgrim are represented by attorney-at-law Dwight Moseley while Hutson, the soldier, has
Angella Mitchell-Gittens was his legal counsel.

They will next appear in court on September 14.