Two on attempted murder, armed robbery charges -arrest warrants issued for 'Blackie', Douglas Stabroek News September 29, 1999 Charges of attempted murder and robbery under arms were yesterday read to two men accused of being involved in last Wednesday's daring multi-million dollar cambio robbery on America Street. Arrest warrants were issued for two others. Toyin Anderson of Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara and Clyde Atwell, a taxi driver of Eccles, East Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate, Paul Fung-A-Fat, yesterday amidst tight security, but were not required to plead to the indictable charges. They are charged along with Linden London called 'Blackie' and Andrew Peter Douglas with attempting to murder Detective Corporal Ewart Hutson called 'Toots', Brian Nelson called 'Tussie', Mubarack Khan, Jermaine Brower and Vishnu Narine. They are also accused of robbing D. Singh and Sons Cambio of 36,490 pounds, Cdn$4,040, TT$10,107, EC$1,155, Bds$1,810 and $3 million and Ramzan Bacchus of $1.4 million. Arrest warrants were issued for the alleged gang leader London and Douglas. Attorney-at-law, Basil Williams, representing Atwell, asked the court to note the condition of his client, whom he claimed was beaten by the police and was unable to stand upright. The attorney successfully obtained an order from the court for Atwell to see a doctor other than Dr Leslie Mootoo, whom police said examined Atwell. Prosecutor Inspector Griffith opposed bail for the two men citing the prevalence of such offences and the likelihood that they would skip the jurisdiction. Williams argued that his client was a taxi driver and had no previous convictions. He challenged the prosecution to prove differently. He argued that his client, as a first offender, could not be denied bail on the grounds of the prevalence of the offence. He said he could cite cases which established that first offenders could not be used as an example based on the prevalence of an offence. Fung-A-Fat agreed with Williams, but noted the seriousness and the number of offences with which the two men had been charged. Anderson, bent double in the dock, was unrepresented. However, he was granted permission to address the court. He told the magistrate that the lawyer, who had been retained by his parents, was not present. He requested and was granted permission to see a doctor. Recalling a case involving another individual, the Chief Magistrate warned the police not to remove the two accused from the Camp Street jail for questioning unless it was absolutely necessary. The two accused, who were accompanied by Deputy Superintendent Frederick Caesar and other police ranks, arrived in a police land-cruiser at about 1030 hours. Within minutes the entire court yard was filled with curious spectators attempting to catch a glimpse of the two men who were handcuffed and shackled. The two, with bowed heads, limped upstairs to Court 2 surrounded by their police entourage. The four accused along with Terry Madhoo called 'Rusty', who was killed in a shoot-out with the police, are alleged to have committed the robberies using a hail of gunfire to cover their escape. They were reportedly clad in bullet-proof vests and toted sophisticated guns. The matter is to come up again on October 11. A © page from: Guyana: Land of Six Peoples