“Hungry Man” jailed, surprised when told whose chain it was

Jan 31, 2013 News

A man who performed the daring feat of snatching two chains from a senior police officer’s neck in Berbice back in December, was on Monday jailed for one year.
Luindo Junior Davis, 20, of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara; and also of Springlands Corentyne and Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, reappeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court, before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo and pleaded guilty.
He had earlier pleaded not guilty, but when the charge was read to him in court on Monday he changed his plea to guilty.
Prosecutor Sergeant Phillip Sheriff told the court that on Boxing Day at Matthew Allen Road, Senior Superintendent of Police Marlon Chapman was with other senior police officers when Davis came up and snatched the chains valued at $1.275,000 and ran. He was pursued but made good his escape.
Acting on information the police surprised the man at Springlands on the Upper Corentyne as he was making arrangement to flee to Suriname. When captured, he revealed whom he sold the chains to. The goldsmith also upon realizing that the items were stolen property returned them.
The man told the court that he did not know what he was on that night and did not know whose chain it was. He was hungry and broke and did not realise who the man was.
He said that he hid in the bushes for the entire night, before fleeing early the next morning.