One Denham Town escapee recaptured, 8 others on the run
ONE of nine prisoners who escaped from the Denham Town Police lock-up in Kingston Western on Sunday is back in police custody following his recapture in the parish of Manchester yesterday.
The prisoner, 19-year-old Oshane Morgan, who goes by the moniker “Grey Beard”, was held at about 7:45 am at the Nashville bus park in the parish by lawmen who were on patrol in the area.
Morgan, who hails from Denham Town, was facing charges of robbery and illegal possession of a firearm at the time of his escape. He is now likely to be slapped with an additional charge of escaping custody.
According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Corporate Communications Unit, Morgan and the other eight prisoners were discovered missing during a routine check of the cell. It is alleged that the men escaped the facility by cutting a ventilation grille.
The other eight escapees who remained at large up until press time last night were:
• Theodore Lawrence, 23, otherwise called ‘Theo’, of Baugh Path, Tivoli Gardens, who is charged with murder;
• Kevin Thomas, 26, otherwise called ‘Tatan’ of McKenzie Drive, Tivoli Gardens, who is facing charges of wounding with intent and shooting with intent;
• Richard Richardson, 22, otherwise called ‘Ritchie’ of Golden Heights, Denham Town, who is charged for shooting with intent;
• Alex Bailey, 23, of Majesty Gardens, Kingston 11, is facing charges of murder and illegal possession of firearm;
• Ian McBean, 30, otherwise called ‘Pipe’ of Cling Cling Avenue, Kingston 11, who was charged with murder.
• Stephen Burke, 23, otherwise called ‘Lucious’ of Hanover Street, Spanish Town, St Catherine, who has been slapped with charges of affray, malicious destruction of property, and assaulting the police;
• Donovan Allen, 33, otherwise called ‘Bitter’ of Johns Road, Spanish Town, St Catherine, who is charged with robbery with aggravation; and
• George Ballentine, 19, of Bedwood Gardens, Kingston 7, who is charged with murder and illegal possession of firearm.
The police are urging the men to turn themselves in and are also reminding family members and residents that it is an offence to harbour a criminal.
