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Trinidad and Tobago National Futsal player and San Juan Jabloteh winger Noel Williams was charged today at the Port of Spain Magistrates Court with the armed robbery and assault of Chinese businessman Wei Hui Zhu at the latter’s Claxton Bay home on the night of 11 November 2016.
Williams allegedly robbed Zhu of $406,000 plus two iPhones collectively valued at TT$13,000 and an FX Revolution air rifle valued at TT$20,000.
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The 32-year-old Williams, a talented utility player, was believed to be one of six officers involved in the robbery. He was already suspended from the police service at the time after being charged for stealing TT$80,000 in goods from a businessplace in Tobago last year.
Williams made bail, earlier this year, and returned to the football where he helped Jabloteh to a second place finish and a spot in this season’s CONCACAF Champions League qualifying campaign.
He also represented the Trinidad and Tobago National Futsal team in a CONCACAF Play Off fixture against Honduras in Costa Rica. Williams and his teammates famously received a paltry US$10 per diem and no match fee from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) for representing their country.
At present, the utility player—a former Pro League champion with Jabloteh—is one of 22 players and five technical staff members who sent a pre-action protocol letter to local football president David John-Williams for financial compensation.
However, Williams’ problems with the law continued.
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On Friday 11 November, the Pro League took a break for international football as the Soca Warriors hosted Costa Rica in their first game of the CONCACAF Hex at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The Warriors lost 2-0.
Williams allegedly headed to Claxton Bay that night with five other lawmen to assault and rob Zhu. He is the second policeman charged with the incident after Special Reserve Policeman (SRP) Sean Joseph was arrested and alleged confessed to the crime in mid-November.
Port of Spain Deputy Chief Magistrate Nanette Forde-John set bail at TT$250,000 for Williams—to be approved by a Clerk of the Peace—on the condition that he surrender his passport, have no contact with the alleged victim and report to the San Juan police Station three times weekly.
Williams is one of two Pro League players behind bars at present, as Club Sando captain Kemuel Rivers was also charged with robbery earlier this month. Thus far, Wired868 understands Rivers has been unable to post bail.
In September, former Caledonia AIA defender and Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 player Damani Richards was charged in the Port of Spain Magistrates Court with possession of a loaded firearm and marijuana.
(Courtesy Sean Morrison/Wired868)
Defence Force winger Ross Russell Jr and former attacker Balondemu Julius were also charged for murder in June 2016.
Club Sando and Morvant Caledonia United are seventh and ninth respectively in the 10-team Pro League standings at present while Jabloteh, who were whipped 3-0 by W Connection today in Santa Cruz, are third.
Pro League results
(Tuesday 22 November)
Ma Pau Stars 1 (Jerrel Britto 84), Morvant Caledonia United 0 at Ato Boldon Stadium;
Defence Force 0, Police FC 2 (Todd Ryan 38, Elijah Belgrave 42) at Ato Boldon Stadium;
(Friday 25 November)
San Juan Jabloteh 0, W Connection 3 (Hughtun Hector 20, 59, Andre Toussaint 29) at Santa Cruz Recreation Ground;
Connection won 4-2 on kicks from the penalty spot.
(Courtesy Nicholas Bhajan/Wired868)
Upcoming fixtures
(Tuesday 29 November)
Club Sando vs Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;
Central FC vs St Ann’s Rangers, 8pm, Ato Boldon Stadium.
(Courtesy Sean Morrison/Wired868)
First Citizens Cup semifinals
(Sunday 27 November)
Morvant Caledonia Utd v Defence Force, 4pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;
Police FC v Ma Pau Stars, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium.
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Lasana Liburd is the managing director and chief editor at Wired868.com and a journalist with over 20 years experience at several Trinidad and Tobago and international publications including Play the Game, World Soccer, UK Guardian and the Trinidad Express.
All things in the dark …………..
Guess sports dont stop crime
what is the underlying issue here with all these talented guys . really $10 US perdiem. If this is true, slavery is alive and well. tell me it ain’t so
Don’t blame no damn PNM they didn’t know he steal stueps
Hmmm nah man
Was this caught on video?
Let dwn himself….disappointing if he was indeed involved
Hummmm
People hmmm , if all your know eh hmmm . according to the saying, your know my name but your don’t know my story
How is this PNM pressure? I really can’t understand some people. I’m a Cop, every day I thank God for the teachings, I received from my parents and the Community of Toco. Work hard, be honest and live within your means. Always had my priorities. Rims for $20, 000, gold chain for $100, 000, every boat ride, brands wasn’t any of them. No house, No land, only bling. I hope the dishonest cops are arrested and prosecuted, so the dedicated , honest and hardworking Cops, can Protect and Serve with Pride.
Love it
Real talk luv yur comment and I don’t understand if big people don’t have anything to say why they don’t shut up as I don’t know what PNM have to do with this.
If you live below your means you will never reach the edge as our father taught us. Forget the wants wait until you can afford the need. Where is all the prestige,status and dignity now.
Foot ball not paying so they thiefting big up fellas jajaja
Christian Ransome lmao watch who ??
Lol yh boi salty boi
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A police officer / a person. .. a person who is allegedly involved in criminal activity. Well, I guess the political parties don’t urge the citizens to put them in power because they each have the solution to the crime problem. My bad. ..
Richard K Mason I petty your statement. Here we have police officer, footballer who receives moneies on both sides of the table in this mess. And you want to talk about “political entities are without meaninful solutions”? The thing is look how gullible some of us can be? Smdh.
Pnm pressure, signs of the times are every where shameful
It all started with Jack.
http://wired868.com/2016/06/21/russell-jr-and-balondemu-charged-for-murder-defence-force-star-discharged/
And Balondemu Julius…
Yes. Ross Russell Jr, Jimi. Big difference.
I know . I played with his father .
Ross Russel jr
What a shame
Ross Russel too for army is also before the court .
Block Shot
Sigh, the crisis facing the nation seeps into football. Where are the solutions to the crime problem? It seems as though the political entities are without meaningful solutions.
WELL. Well. If. He. Is. Guilty. Along. With. The. Next. So. Called bandit. Police. Him mm. I. Hope. They. Get. Some long. Years
WTF!!!
WTF indeed!
Shameful
Gosh nigga bai
Wayyyyyy boy ?
Be sure your sins will find you out…..when you are not satisfied with your wages….you’ll look to steal…..his family, friends, relatives,police service and the football fraternity are shocked and ashamed. Banditry is the norm it would seem.
SMDH!!
Shame full.
This is some sad news
What really going on here boii
TTFA seems to be be biggest bandit here to me.
Don’t want to generalize, but the Pro League should be concerned that its players are involved in such high profile crimes.
Don’t believe everything people say you need the facts
The way things going we might have a pro league team from inside the prison
We actually can. I know many talented players with their domicile being “prison “
Hahaha
that is absolutely true. What really going on with our footballers these past couple years.
Hope they can get this entire football culture correct because it’s shameful, from primary school level where my son is playing to senior team it’s total garbage
The next thing that’s huge we don’t have a youth development program,especially for the training of youth coaches, youth coaches should have a license to work with kids and have a style base,identity to our football and the worst thing is for summer trying to find a good football camp for your kids not the week long shit that cost $1500
Dexter Cyrus, a voice from the trenches. Very true Abu.
Lasana Liburd, my son has plenty promise in him as an athlete and I am not make him be like another player that has been,the world of sports is amazing now where in real time we have world class training, videos, article, etc about any and every thing,then for me to settle for this it’s hard can see another Trotman,hardess,PAPA,and many other fall through the process of TTFA
What’s going on Abu? Why do you say that?
It’s like this when you have around 12 or more primary about Arima and only two or four schools have a football team that’s not good then they all have to go down Eddie Heart to play their games because it doesn’t have the correct size field for under twelve, this supposed to be foundation grass roots development for our future star and the administration that runs the league well that a whole mess by it self
Hmmm. Excellent point. Lisa Morris, does Arima need more playing areas? Arima Boys RC is one of the most successful schools in the country at that level.
Peter Joseph what do you think?
We have many areas each secondary school has a field plus the Larry Gomes enclosure opp fcb, the velodrome itself , princess royal grounds and the Larry Homes stadium has several spaces.
Lasana Liburd what exactly is a correct size field for 12 yr olds?
Real talk eh Abu, but is not just the fields, etc…..that’s just a start. It’s conditioning the minds, grooming on life skills- not just football skills. It’s what happens after training that counts. At home, in the village, on the block…but we need to start somewhere. Lisa is a gem and a great foot in the door for this to become a reality. All the best to you all in these endeavors.
The field size for 12 and under needs to b accompanied by the correct size goals…..also we need the Coach to b able to recognise what is necessary to do at the time….some Coaches spoil children so badly….by the time tge reach 14 to 16yrs its a headache to even attempt trying to make them unlearn certain bad qualities….which is absolutely no fault of the kid
It looks like policemen who play football are the bad ones. Lol
Lol
Hmmmmmm speech less
So if you thought that sports holds a simple answer to our crime problems and that the Policeare here to protect and serve, think again. National players facing criminal charges is an embarrassment.
Although in this case you’re talking about a 32 year old player whose time is running down and who received a US$10 per diem as the sum financial compensation for his international experience.
Not that it is an excuse of cause. And it is definitely disgraceful that he has landed in this trouble–not once but twice!
Still innocent until proven guilty tho.
Lasana he had a job as a police officer so getting $10 US dollars as a per diem should not affect him. His salary did not stop for national duty.
Considering that he was already on bail for a similar charge, I wouldn’t bet on his being innocent.
Lol. This is Trinidad. Nothing would surprise me
Buh wah trouble is this eh I now looked at his picture eh, and realized that he also represent my team “Frontline” and yuh mean that I was supporting a team with a bandit on it eh, and alyuh see what Peter C Lewis made happened eh because if he had paid the team the $ 50,000 monies eh, he wouldn’t have to go and rob no china man eh Them really good yes. steeuuppss.
Well doh forget that the corrupted government ministers never face the courts and then plenty jail time eh, well except for my corrupted uncle Jack Warner when the white plane arrives for him soon to take him back to my second sweetest country for him to face the courts and then plenty jail time eh hahahaha
Lawd. Allegedly Mango. Allegedly! Lol
AHEM!!! no allegedly nah Mr. Live Wire apparently you didn’t see the video eh, well he was made out in the video and just by the way he walks eh, and the other SRP starting singing like a canary when he was the first one that was arrested to eh,and started to call the others names, so is plenty jail time for all of them eh. Them really good yes.
Stranger things have happened in our courts yes…
Well yuh have a point dey yes, especially when the witnesses just go missing Them really good yes. LOL
Aint no allegedly in this at all. The evidence is indisputable.
You forget Anil Roberts so quick? Lol.
Mango we support political parties with bigger thieves.lol
Many talented players have always come from at-risk communities. I supposed the law of averages says some will have these problems.
Although remember innocent until proven guilty…
Hmmm, speaks to a wider issue.
Sports men resorting to other avenues for ching ching
I am lost for words,I taught I knew Rivers to be a honest hardworking person,very strange path to choose
Well, hopefully there was some mistake. The courts haven’t ruled yet. I’m very surprised too.
What is really going on with some of these footballers eh well I guess if there were getting the real professional thousands of monies from their clubs and also representing the futsal team eh, they wouldn’t have to go and rob people, sell drugs, and continue to do other set of madness to make ends meet eh. Them really good yes.
Loss dey ass in jail, flipping pests. Plenty balls in prison to play football.
Shame
I thought sports is promoted as a way to stay out of crime 🙁
A police officer and footballer!
Yes Gregory but remember that many of these guys come from an environment of crime – so it’s not so easy to purge from their systems. Not different to anywhere else. Right?
If they only thought things through a few steps ahead.
Now…it’s JAIL…for wanting easy money.
Yet TTFA want to fire Hart
Politics