Two prison officers assigned to the Carrera Island Prison are under investigation after prisoners Steve McGilvery and Leroy “Redo” Mohammed escaped custody on Monday.
McGilvery is serving 30 years with hard labour for the murder while Mohammed was sentenced to ten years for robbery and possession of firearms. McGilvery’s earliest date of discharge is September 14, 2029, while Mohammed’s earliest date of discharge is August 16, 2018.
McGilvery had escaped custody several times before and both men were in the top security section of the prison as they were considered high risk.
The T&T Coast Guard was alerted immediately after their escape and vessels were deployed around 6.47 pm but they men were not found.
In a brief telephone interview yesterday, Commission-er of Prisoners Sterling Stewart denied reports that there was a speed boat waiting for the men.
