A man, who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery, was last week remanded to prison after he denied escaping lawful custody and committing another robber.
Anthony Prince, 21, of J25 Tucville, Georgetown was taken before two Magistrates when he appeared at the George-town Magistrate’s Court, 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. He was arrested after a warrant was issued for him and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary Kingston. He was placed in handcuffs on the prisoner’s bench but picked the lock and made his escape.
However Prince had a different story to tell Magistrate McLennan. Prince claimed that handcuffs were never placed on him and further told the Magistrate that a police officer approached him and asked, “What you gon do for yourself?” He informed the court that he told the cop he only had $7,500 in his possession. According to Prince he gave the officer $5,000 and then left.
After being remanded on that charge, Prince was then taken before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly who also remanded him after reading a charge of simple larceny to him. The charge alleges that on May 17, on Duncan Street, Newtown, Kitty, George-town, 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.
Previously, Prince was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment by Magistrate Judy Latchman after he was jointly charged with Donovan Richardson after they both pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery which stated that on May 15, 2018, on 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 totaling $56,000.
