Miner gets 18 months in jail for escaping from cop

David Alexander

A miner was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail after he admitted to escaping from the custody of a policeman.

David Alexander, 29, of Lodge, pleaded guilty to escaping while in the custody of a police constable on May 19th, at North Road, Georgetown.

He was also faced with two other charges, which were read to him by Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in Georgetown yesterday.