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.