Philipsburg: --- Armed robbery suspect Louis Albert Alexis Richardson aka “Sticky” was shipped out to Curacao on Sunday to avoid him from mingling with his co-conspirators confirmed Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein. Stein said the investigation into the crimes Sticky is suspected of committing is ongoing. The Chief Prosecutor of the Windward Islands refused to divulge any information into the ongoing investigation, which he said, are conducted jointly with the local police and RST.
Stein said Sticky was involved in the robbery two Saturday’s ago in Maho (Gold Creations), while he is also suspected of other robberies. Asked if the suspect is also involved in the shooting death of Marigot businessman Haresh Dayalani, Stein said he would not comment on that since he would not want to jeopardize the ongoing investigation.
Stein thanked the media for their assistance on Saturday that led police to the wanted man who was captured the same night his photograph was published.
As for the arrest, Stein said it was made at sea in a joint operation, which involved the Police Force of St Maarten, the Kingdom detectives (RST), the Coast Guard, and the Royal Dutch Navy.
Louis Albert ALEXIS aka “Sticky” was apprehended around 09:40 pm on Saturday August 14. Richardson is suspected to be involved in a number of armed robberies, and was attempting to escape from St Maarten on a cargo boat.
After intensive detective work by the police the escape was prevented, the Coast Guard and the Royal Navy played an important role in capturing the suspect Stein said.
Stein said Her Majesty’s “Amsterdam,” operating for the Coast Guard lay in ambush in a state of total blackout 6 miles off the Philipsburg harbor. When the radar indicated that the suspected vessel was leaving the harbor, a ‘super-RIHB’ was launched with members of the Coast Guard and of the Arrest Team (A-team) of the local Police. The LYNNX helicopter of the Navy gave air support with search light. When the barge was intercepted, the wanted man was found amongst the five-crew members. He was arrested and brought to land for further investigation.
