Man jailed for 18 months after escaping from Police custody

A man, who was in Police custody pending a probe into a break and larceny allegation against him, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to escaping from custody.
It is alleged that on July 8, while being held at the Ruimveldt Police Station, Georgetown, for a pending charge of break and enter and larceny, Tishawn McKenzie escaped from custody.
He pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts last week Friday.
In narrating the facts, the Police prosecutor told the court that McKenzie was taken into custody for allegedly breaking into his tenant’s home and also sexually assaulting the same tenant.

His neighbour had also reported to the Police that he had broken into his house.
As such, McKenzie was arrested and taken to the aforementioned Police Station, and while in the lock-ups, he opened the padlock and made good his escape. He was subsequently recaptured.
In relation to the break and enter charge, he pleaded not guilty.
Particulars of that charge state that between June 20 and July 6, at Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, McKenzie broke and entered his tenant’s home and stole a cooking gas cylinder valued at $12,000, a gas stove valued at $25,000 and one fan valued at $9000.
In his address to the court, the Police prosecutor objected to McKenzie being granted bail on the ground that there is an active investigation into a sexual assault report against him.
This objection was upheld by the presiding Magistrate and he was refused bail and remanded to prison until August 28. (G1)