Four charged in connection with recent robbery spree

Three young men have been remanded to prison while a fourth has been granted $75 000 bail in connection with a series of recent robberies.

Ikyah Iroyal Jones, 20, of Thorpes, St James was released on bail while 17-year-old Kyree Jelani Ziare Lopez, of Bagatelle, St Thomas; 20-year-old Amari Kenyatta Welch, of Brittons Hill, St Michael; and Juannique Gabriel, 23, of Redmans Village, St James were sent to Dodds.

Juannique Gabriel (left) and Kyree Jelani Ziare Lopez (right)

The accused appeared in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Wayne Clarke on Friday, jointly charged with eight counts of robbery, one count of aggravated robbery and one count of assault.

Lopez is also charged with possession of a firearm and six rounds of ammunition.

Jones is set to reappear in court on February 14, along with Welch and Gabriel.

The next court date for Lopez is January 27.