A Middle Road man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail after being found guilty of escaping lawful custody.
Theodore King, of 222 Sideline Dam, Middle Road, La Penitence, faced a charge which stated that on August 27, at the Brickdam Police Station, while being in lawful custody for the charge of armed robbery, he escaped from custody .
The trial, which was heard by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, saw two police witnesses testifying in the absence of King.
King was found guilty of the offence and sentenced. During his first court appearance, King’s explanation to the court regarding the charge of escaping custody was that his children had been locked up in their home at the time and so he left the police station.
King faces a second charge which states that on August 13, at Regent Street, being armed with a knife, he robbed Angelica Seeraj of two gold bands, worth $100,000.
The next hearing for the robbery case is set for December 19.
