Prison escapee Royden Williams aka “smallie” recaptured

Wanted man Royden Williams, also known as Royden Durant and “Smallie”, was recaptured on Monday at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice during an intelligence-led operation.

Reports are that the prison escapee was cornered at a Police road block erected outside the Weldaad Police Station. Guyana Times understands that the escapee, convicted for the Bartica massacre, was being followed by uncover cops.
This newspaper was told that Williams had cut off his dread locks in a bid to hide his identity. Following his arrest, Williams was searched but no weapon was found in his possession.
Williams was last month in the company of fellow prison escapee Uree Varswyck, also known as Malcolm Gordon, when Police confronted them at Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden. As Joint Services ranks approached their hideout, they opened fire. The ranks returned fire, killing Varswyck in the process. A 9MM pistol with 40 live rounds; a haversack and cloth bag containing medication, a gas mask, military camouflage clothing; toiletries and a cellular phone were found when police went to retrieve Varswyck’s body.
Varswyck, Williams and Cobena Stephens, aka OJ, are said to have been the masterminds behind the July 9, 2017 Camp Street Prison fire and escape which left prison officer Odinga Wickham dead.
Durant, also called Royden Williams, had been sentenced to death for the Bartica Massacre.