A prisoner, who escaped the custody of prison officers while serving as part of an out-gang on Long Circular Road, was recaptured after eluding police and prisons officers in St James for two hours.
Antonio "Big Indian" Stevens, who is serving a 12-month sentence at the Golden Grove Prison for house-breaking and larceny, was part of a gang of prisoners working outside of the Combined Officers Services Mess on Long Circular Road, St James, yesterday. At 12.30 pm he made a dash for freedom, running towards St James. Prisons officers gave chase and within minutes police officers also responded.
Police and prison officers continued their chase, during which a tyre of a prison vehicle was punctured, forcing officers to give chase on foot. The man jumped the cemetery wall and ran towards a residential area in St James, along Ethel and Finland Streets. For two hours police and prison officers continued to search the area on foot, entering the yards of homes and asking residents to alert the police if they saw him. Residents were given a description of Stevens who was at the time wearing a green track jacket. It was not until 2.10 pm that residents heard a dog barking and alerted the police to a house on Finland Street. Officers entered the compound and arrested the man. He is expected to be charged with escaping legal custody.