St Michael man remanded on $65 000 blackmail charge

A St Michael resident has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds) on a charge of blackmail involving a sum of $65 000.

Robert Dacosta Walker, of McCleans Gap, Brittons Hill was charged by the Barbados Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (South) in relation to the alleged blackmail of Graham Allen between January 15 and 17, 2026.

Walker appeared before Magistrate Alison Burke in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on Saturday, where he was not required to plead to the indictable offence.

The matter has been transferred to District ‘A’ Criminal Court No. 1 and is scheduled for February 20, 2026. (PR/BT)