Three men, including a soldier and a police constable, appeared before Senior Magistrate Indrani Cedeno in the Arima Magistrates Court yesterday charged with kidnapping, robbery, and misbehaviour in public office. PC Andre Joseph, who was last assigned to the Eastern Divisional Task Force, was charged with misbehaviour in public office, while Rod Willis and soldier Orrin Branch were charged with stealing over $50,000 and electronics from a Valencia businessman on September 27.
Branch and Willis also were charged with issuing two forged documents, obtaining $50,000 under false pretences and attempting to obtain $75,000 under false pretences. The two were also charged with kidnapping the businessman and stealing his Nissan Navarra, valued at $200,000. The three are scheduled to re-appear before a Sangre Grande magistrate today.