Mazaruni Prison escapees still at large

Although a joint operation is in effect to recapture the four high-profile prisoners who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last week, the men still remain at large.
This is according to acting Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot, who stated that a team comprising of Joint Services members is making every effort to arrest the men.
“We have received a number of intelligences that we are working with, so that we can be able to pursue same. It is still a Joint Service collaboration effort…Police is currently still assisting in the investigation”, he said.
Those who escaped from the prison are Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia, and Ryan Jones. Ramsaywack and Lyte were on death row, while Gouveia and Jones were convicted for manslaughter.
It was reported that on Tuesday last, the four prisoners escape from the maximum-security prison at about 07:00h.
It was reported that during the unlocking of the Brick Prison (Solitary Division), it was observed that the padlock to the entrance gate had been tampered with, and further checks revealed that two bars within the cell were cut.
After the discovery, the Emergency Action Plan relative to the escape of inmates was immediately activated, and a joint patrol was established at the outer perimeter of the prison, but no one was seen.
After the incident, several prison officers who were on duty at the time were questioned, and taken off of the job until investigations are completed. In addition, 60-year-old Ralph Jones, the father of escapee Rayon Ryan Jones, was arrested, charged, and remanded to prison after he assisted the fugitives. He had confessed to offering the escapees a change of clothing and, in exchange, he took possession of the clothes they were wearing at the time and disposed of same at the back of his house.
In addition, the four men reportedly stole a boat from Karrau, Essequibo River, which they used to travel to Bartica. The Joint Services are continuing their search for these prisoners.