By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A 17-year-old boy was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint on Saunders Beach.

Prosecutors allege the teenager, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, and an accomplice, robbed Shawn McKenzie and his female companion of three cellphones, $60, a set of keys for a Nissan Note, and a burgundy Nissan Cube while armed with a firearm at about 11pm on November 10.

The stolen items have an estimated value of $9,700.

The teen, who was arraigned in the presence of his guardian, was not required to enter a plea to charges of armed robbery and abetment to commit armed robbery before Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr.

He was told the matter would be sent to the Supreme Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment.

He was also informed of his right to apply for bail in the higher court.

The accused will be held at the adolescent unit of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until the voluntary bill is served on February 12, 2026.

Sergeant 3004 Forbes prosecuted the matter.