A shocking killing of a serving Trinidadian police officer has moved into a new procedural phase, as law enforcement officials have confirmed that two additional civilian men will face criminal charges connected to the murder of Municipal Police Corporal Anuska Eversley and the theft of weapons from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station. The incident, which took place early last Sunday, has already sparked institutional upheaval and raised urgent questions about internal oversight within the country’s municipal police service.
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Commissioner Allister Guevarro announced the upcoming charges in an official audio statement released to the public this week. The new charges come after formal consultations with Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC. The two soon-to-be-accused are a 24-year-old scrap iron dealer and a 20-year-old construction worker, both residents of Claxton Bay. They will be prosecuted jointly alongside a 28-year-old municipal police officer who has already been taken into custody, marking him as the only currently charged uniformed officer in the case, Guevarro clarified.
All three suspects will face four identical counts: murder, robbery with violence, firearms trafficking, and illegal possession of ammunition, according to Guevarro. The pending charges are the product of days of coordinated investigative work and evidence recovery operations carried out across multiple districts in the country. During these searches, investigating officers seized a large cache of illegal weapons: more than 40 firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and multiple high-capacity magazines were recovered from locations across Claxton Bay, Gasparillo, and surrounding communities. The formal process of laying charges is currently being handled by Assistant Superintendent Maraj of the TTPS Homicide Bureau of Investigations. Once this paperwork is finalized, all three men will be brought before a Master of the High Court to answer the charges against them.
Guevarro emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing, with the TTPS actively pursuing additional leads to identify every person connected to the crime. “Our investigators remain focused on identifying any additional facilitators, recovering any outstanding items and bringing every responsible individual before the courts,” he said, adding that the service will continue to share public updates while protecting the integrity of the ongoing probe. In response to widespread public concern following the killing of the 28-year-old mother of three, Guevarro reaffirmed the service’s commitment to delivering accountability: “The TTPS remains resolute in meeting that expectation.”
Eversley’s body was discovered at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station just after 4:30 a.m. last Sunday. A post-mortem examination confirmed she died after being beaten, strangled, and stabbed. To date, police have detained 10 people in total in connection with her death and the linked weapons theft. Preliminary investigative findings, senior law enforcement sources told local outlet the Express, point to a ring of municipal officers that allegedly supplied stolen firearms and ammunition to the criminal underworld. Sources added that this illegal activity is believed to have been operating unchecked for between six and eight months, a revelation that has exposed critical gaps in institutional oversight within the municipal police service.
In the wake of these revelations, institutional changes have already been implemented. Assistant Commissioner of Police Wayne Mystar has been tapped to replace Surrendra Sagramsingh, the long-serving Municipal Assistant Commissioner of Police who has led the Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service (TTMPS) for the past six years. Sagramsingh was placed on immediate administrative leave earlier this week, a decision he confirmed in a phone interview with the Express.
“Well, yes. I’ve been sent on administrative leave for the course of the investigation,” Sagramsingh told reporters. He explained that the administrative measure was framed as a step to protect the transparency of the probe. “Because of the investigation ongoing and they wouldn’t want me to be around performing duty, and to ensure transparency in case they see a connection.” Sagramsingh added that he had accepted the leadership’s decision. The order placing him on leave was formalized in an April 21, 2026 letter from acting permanent secretary Peter Mitchell, which explicitly states the leave is a precautionary step taken to protect the investigation’s integrity, and that the measure does not constitute a finding of misconduct or personal liability on Sagramsingh’s part.