Driver of stolen Ministry of Works’ grader held for questioning

A Ministry of Works 12-H grader was stolen on the Young Gial Road in Teakettle Village on February third.  Its operator, Douglas Arthurs, was bound and tied by armed bandits before they took off with the grader worth over three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Arthurs felt lucky his life was spared, but the investigation took a turn as now he is being held by the police. News Five spoke to Arthur’s wife this afternoon who says not only is her husband a victim, her family is living in fear because the bandits made off with  cell phones that had identifying pictures of her children. Marie Liu Arthurs also says that her husband should have never been left alone in the secluded area.

Voice of: Marie Liu Arthurs, Husband Detained by Police

“Last night when I gone I talk to di police and dehn seh how dehn noh have no evidence fi hold ah but still dehn can’t seh why dehn di hold ah but dehn still got ah hold.”

Jose Sanchez

“Did they say when they are going to release him?”

Voice of: Marie Liu Arthurs

“Dehn noh tell we nothing, but I want to know why dehn di hold he; he weh dah wah victim dehn di hold he like if he dah di one weh do it. Why dehn di treat ah dah way? I think ih noh fair because if so be di case, why dehn noh hold di rest weh mi di work wid ah too? Den matter of fact, public works, ih boss dehn have wah fault too because dehn have he way back inna dehn areas, he one alone without no one fi assist ah. I fear for my kids because he si di bwai dehn weh hold ah up wid gun. Dehn neva had on no masks so he si dehn face. Dehn could always come dah fi we house. Instead ah dehn di try help we fi protect we, dehn just di lef we deh.”

Jose Sanchez

“I understand the photos of your kids and husband were also on the phone they took from him.”
Voice of: Marie Liu Arthurs

“Yeah dehn tek two camera phone from ah. All ah fi we picture; my son picture, my daughter picture, di whole family picture deh in deh. Den also when dehn mi have a hold, di man ask ah how much pickni yoh have. He seh five. Di man ask ah how old ih son. He tell ah my son five. Ih seh well only sake ah yoh son we noh wah kill yoh because we got pickni just like you. Ih seh because dehn send we fi kill you and den he tell dehn but why ih seh cause I noh do nobody nothing. I noh have anything wid anybody.  Two gunmen hold ah; one from each side ah di grader and di first thing dehn do dah pop off ih chain den dehn hold ah and ker ah inna di bush. Two gunman stay deh wid ah, meanwhile di third one jump on pan di grader and gone wid di grader. He seh he left pan di ground wid di next two. One hold ah down deh. Ih seh wah long while dehn had ah down deh and aftawards he hear dehn get wah call and di one weh gone wid di grader tell dehn mek dehn come because he done deh wah good ways. Dehn mek ih tek off ih clothes, tie ih two foot, one in each limb and dehn tie ah from ih neck to wah next tree and den dehn tie both ah ih arms. He mi deh deh almost nearly like wah hour before he could ah mi let go himself.”

The last reported sighting of the grader was in the area of Melchor, Guatemala.