12 Months Jail for Demerara Bridge Copper Cable Thief

12 months jail for Demerara Bridge copper cable thief

…businessman on $300,000 bail for receiving stolen article (Kaieteur News) – The man who admitted to stealing $1.6 million worth of copper cable from the Demerara River Bridge was jailed on Friday, while the businessman at whose home the cable was found was charged with receiving stolen property. Jailed for 12 months is Roy Morgan, 39, […]

$1.6M theft at BJ Demerara River Bridge

Vagrant gets 12 months for theft; businessman granted bail for purchasing stolen articles Days after he was arrested in connection with the stolen copper cables from the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara Harbour Bridge (BJDHB), 39-year-old Roy Morgan, unemployed and of no fixed place of abode, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. Morgan was arrested on Wednesday […]

Businessman charged for allegedly receiving stolen BJDRB copper cable

MUSTAFID Pashaw called “Mustaf”, 51, a businessman of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, has been charged with Receiving Stolen Articles, contrary to Section 237(1) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.   Pashaw was arrested on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in relation to the mentioned offence, which allegedly occurred on the Bharrat Jagdeo […]

Unemployed man jailed for BJDRB copper cable theft; businessman gets bail for buying stolen materials

Roy Morgan, 39, unemployed and of no fixed place of abode, has been charged with simple larceny, contrary to Section 164 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01. Morgan was arrested on Wednesday in relation to a report of alleged simple larceny committed on the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge between August 23 and […] The post Unemployed man jailed for BJDRB copper cable theft; businessman gets bail for buying stolen materials appe…

Demerara River bridge copper cable thief jailed; scrap metal dealer on bail

Last Updated on Friday, 4 September 2026, 13:33 by Denis Chabrol The 39-year old man, who stole 90 feet of heavy duty copper cable from the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge, was Friday jailed for 12 months, police said. Roy Morgan, of no fixed place of abode, pleaded guilty to simple larceny for stealing the […]