In an offensive carried out against theft offenses in San Andrés, the Attorney General’s Office prosecuted four men who, in different proceedings, would be involved in said crime.
In a first investigation, a judge imposed a preventive detention measure against Marlon Gómez Romero and Gemark Barker Brant who, apparently, intimidated the owners of an exchange house with firearms and sharp weapons. During the incident, they seized 33 million COP, also 4,100 dollars, a wallet, a gold chain and credit cards. The facts took place on May 26, 2024 in a shopping mall in the archipelago.
The defendants’ arrest was carried out by the National Police and took place in the so-called El Cliff neighborhood. A third party involved, who is deprived of liberty due to another process, will also be summoned for indictment.
In another case, Luis Fernández Castilla and Blahider José Rodríguez Valencia were also sent to prison. They were arrested in flagrante delicto near the Erwin O’Neill soccer stadium in San Andrés.
According to the investigation, on July 16, 2024, the defendants broke into a house and a commercial establishment located on Avenida 20 de Julio where it is believed they stole some belongings.
The Prosecutor’s Office charged the defendants, according to their individual liabilities, with qualified and aggravated theft and manufacture, trafficking or possession of firearm. They did not plead guilty to the charges.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.