Just seven days after he had escaped from the Lethem Police Station in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), 20-year-old Clarence Rodney was returned to the custody of the Police by his father on Thursday.
Rodney, who hails from Lethem, Central Rupununi, was wanted for escaping from lawful custody. Before his escape, the 20-year-old was on remand on a simple larceny charge.
Clarence Rodney is back in custody
Rodney is one of four escapees who dug a hole in the ground of the cell through which they made a successful escape from Police custody. Still on the run are Jack King Paul, 36, of Kwatamang Village, North Rupununi; Yon Rogg Hernandez, 26, also called “John Roberts”, a Venezuelan national of Tabatinga, Lethem; and Xarlos Edwards Thomas, an 18-year-old Venezuelan also of Tabatinga, Lethem. The men escaped from the Lethem Police Station lock-ups on February 26th between 00:05h and 07:00h.
Based on reports received, the men reportedly used a metal rod measuring one foot in length to dig a hole in the ground measuring three feet in width, length and depth. The surface of the hole has a two-inch layer of concrete with red sand beneath.
At about 07:00h on February 26, a prisoner of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupanuni, who is in custody for assault, alerted the Police that the men were missing from the lock-ups.
Meanwhile, on February 15, 25-year-old Imran Ramsaywack of Adelphi Village, East Canje Berbice (ECB); 44-year-old Kenrick Lyte, whose last known address was Grant Good Intent, Lower Pomeroon River; 22-year-old Samuel Gouveia of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD); and 22-year-old Rayon Jones of Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD) escaped from the high-security Mazaruni Prison.
Although none of these Mazaruni inmates has been recaptured, Ralph Jones, father of escapee Rayon Jones, has been charged for harbouring the fugitives after they had turned up at his home in Bartica. (G15)
