MARIGOT--Three individuals from French Quarter have been sentenced for their part in a series of armed robberies committed between July 7 and 11. The suspects were between ages 20 and 25 years and the third was a minor.
They drove around on a scooter with a gun and stole other scooters or motorbikes by simply holding the victim at gunpoint before stealing the scooter and leaving the owner on the side of the road.
There were two incidents in Baie Nettle and one in Marigot. In total there were four victims. Fortunately witness testimony and video surveillance footage enabled the perpetrators to be identified.
The suspects were transferred to Guadeloupe on Thursday for an immediate sentencing. The ringleader received a prison sentence and the two accomplices received suspended prison sentences as their roles were relatively minor.
The stolen scooters were found in the houses of the suspects. They were already defaced, stripped down and serial numbers removed.
