Philipsburg: --- The Editor of the Today Newspaper Alex Holder is now in police custody, he appeared before the judge of instruction on Monday afternoon and was given an eight days extension in pretrial detention. SMN News learnt that Holder was arrested over the weekend after his girlfriend filed a complaint with the police.
Prosecutor Rienk Mud confirmed the arrest of A.H whom he said would appear in court sometime during the afternoon on Monday. Mud said the suspect has been charged with theft. No other details on the case have been released.
It is further understood that Holder had a domestic dispute with his girlfriend and her brother last week. The newspaper editor published a story in the newspaper he worked for outlining details of the dispute, which he said, occurred during his son’s baptism. SMN News further learnt that the dispute began when the suspect allegedly stole monies from his girlfriend. Sources said the suspect allegedly took some $5000.00 from his girlfriend credit card since he was in possession of the card and its pin number.
Efforts made to contact the young woman proved futile up to press time.
