Kyle Scott, the 22 year old employee at President’s House who was charged with stealing a soldier’s firearm from the building, has appeared in court to answer to the charge. 

Scott appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Cherril Anne Antoine at the Port-of-Spain Fifth Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with larceny of the firearm and ammunition at President’s House on January 13th.

The accused was not called upon to plead as no recommendations were made.

He was later granted bail in the sum of $250,000 to be approved by the Registrar or the Clerk of the Court.

The matter was postponed to February 15th .

Around 2.30 pm on January 13th, a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, attached to the President’s House, secured his service issued pistol – a Sig Sauer P226 and two magazines and 30 rounds nine millimetre ammunition in a locker in the male dormitory and went away.

He returned around 6.30 pm on the said date and discovered the locker broken into and the firearm and ammunition missing.

The scene was visited by Ag Sgt Kamal, and several persons were interviewed. WPC Mc Clean, of the Belmont CID, continued inquiries and during the course of the investigations, the missing items were recovered in a vehicle in Port-of-Spain.

Scott was arrested after further investigations were conducted.