A man who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery has been remanded after he denied escaping lawful custody and another robbery charge.
Anthony Prince, 21, of J25 Tucville, Georgetown was taken before two Magistrates when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, to answer to two charges. He was first present before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. It is alleged that on June 9, at Brickdam Police Station while being in lawful custody on an arrest warrant he escaped custody. He denied this charge.
Chief Magistrate McLennan remanded him until July 14, after the police prosecutor informed that he was on bail for a simple larceny and was told to make an appearance at court on May 30, but he never attended court. An arrest warrant was then issued for him and he was arrested and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters, Eve Leary, Kingston. There he was placed on the prisoner’s bench but he picked the lock on the handcuffs and escaped.
Prince told the Magistrate that handcuffs were never placed on him. He also said that a police officer approached him while he was at CID and asked him “What you gon do for yourself.” He then told the cop that he only had $7,500 on him. He said he gave the officer $5,000 and then left.
After being remanded, Prince was taken before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly who also remanded him after reading a simple larceny charge to him. The charge alleges that on May 17, at Duncan Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown, he robbed Carl Gonsalves of a bag, nine face masks and cash, amounting to $27,000, property of Carl Gonsalves. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded until August 6.
Prince was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman in May, 2018. He was jointly charged with Donovan Richardson and they both pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on May 15, 2018, at Hadfield Street, they robbed Osafo Hale of a $25,000 Alcatel phone, a $16,000 book bag, and $15,000 in cash and documents, all totalling $56,000.
