Seven prisoners are on the run this morning after escaping custody at the Hunts Bay Police Station in St. Andrew yesterday.
Eight men initially broke out of jail but one of them has since turned himself in.
Ricardo Johnson was accompanied by his attorney and mother.
The Police say reports are a sanitization exercise was being done at a section of the facility to prevent COVID-19 between 9:00.a.m and 3:00 p.m.
The Police say as a result, the prisoners were moved to a temporary holding area on the compound.
The Constabulary says at the end of the exercise, it was discovered that eight prisoners breached a section of the holding area and escaped.
The Police are seeking the public’s assistance in recapturing the seven prisoners.
They are 18-year-old Shavar Smith otherwise called ‘Boy Boy’, of Crescent Road, Kingston who was being held for one count of murder and 25-year-old Maldine Lemmon otherwise called ‘Mallo’, of Espute Avenue, Kingston 13 and Bob Marley Boulevard in Kingston 2, who was being held for one count of murder.
The Police are also seeking to find 31-year-old Michael Ellis of Ramsey Road, Kingston 13 and New Green District in Manchester who was charged for the offence of Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition and Robbery.
Another escapee is 31-year-old Nicholas Petrie otherwise called ‘Nico’ of Sea Breeze, Bournemouth Gardens, Kingston 2 and Kent Lane, Franklyn Town, Kingston 16 who was in custody for Murder, Illegal Possession of Firearm and ammunition, House Breaking and Rape.
The Police are also seeking to find 24-year-old Leroy Burrell otherwise called ‘Caliber’, ‘Thick Man’ or ‘Baby King’, of an area of Majesty Gardens in St. Andrew known as ‘Zinc Fence’.
He was being held on three counts Murder, Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition and Robbery with Aggravation.
The other two men are 23-year-old Rojae Gaynor otherwise called ‘Screechy’, of Varma Road, Kingston 11 who was charged with Robbery and breaches of the Anti-gang Legislation and 23-year-old Kenouir Holness otherwise called ‘Oliver’ or ‘Grimmy’, of Waltham Park Road, Kingston 11.
Meanwhile, the Police are reminding family members and residents that it’s an offence to harbour a criminal.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these escapees is being asked to contact the Hunts Bay Police at 876-948-6443, Police 119, Crime Stop at 311 or the nearest Police Station.
