Anna-Lisa Paul
A Beetham man has been charged with assaulting Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds six weeks ago during a walkabout in the area and is expected to appear in court on Monday.
Richard "Snake" Marcelle was arrested during police exercises as Operation Strike Back continues.
Although Marcelle was among those detained during Thursday night and Friday morning, instructions were not given for him to be charged until yesterday.
The TTPS confirmed that Marcelle will also be charged with possession of narcotics and use of obscene language.
Days after the incident on August 14, Hinds said he was cooperating with the police investigation.
Charges are expected to be laid against several others who were arrested during two anti-crime exercises.
Insp Mc Guirk of the POS Division laid the charges against Marcelle.
A total of 86 people were arrested for various offences while drugs, guns, and ammunition were also seized.
The exercise was conducted in the Port of Spain and Central Divisions and included officers of the Organised Crime and Intelligence Unit, Special Branch, Chaguanas Police Station, Port-of-Spain Criminal Investigations Department, Court and Process Branch, Task Force, Guard and Emergency Branch, as well as the Canine Branch and Inter-Agency Task Force.
To date, there have been nine ‘Operation Strike Back’ exercises, which have resulted in over 200 people being arrested in connection with multiple serious crimes and criminal activity.