Hattieville Man Remanded to Prison for Two Burglaries, Denied Bail

A Hattieville man has been remanded to prison after being charged in connection with two burglaries. Tyreke Garnett appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court this morning where he was accused of breaking into the Insurance Corporation of Belize (ICB) office located at mile eight and a half on the Philp Goldson Highway on November 26 and stealing two cell phones with a combined value of one thousand, one hundred dollars. He pleaded not guilty and was denied bail at the first instance. In the afternoon he was arraigned on his second burglary charge, where he was accused of breaking into the home of Manuel Castillo located at mile 8 on the George Price Highway. He is accused of stealing over two thousand dollars worth of items. Bail was also denied in relation to this charge. He is due back in court in January 2024. Garnett was arraigned along with his pregnant common law wife who was arrested for handling stolen goods in connection with the items from the two burglaries.////