West Ruimveldt man jailed for escaping from lawful custody

A West Ruimveldt resident was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison and hit with a series of serious charges, including escaping lawful custody, breaking and entering with larceny, and possession of ammunition without a license.

Glen Cameron appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday, where he was arraigned on four separate charges. He was not required to plead to the breaking and entering allegations.
The first charge alleged that on Friday, November 28, at Lot 309 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Cameron was found in possession of one 12-gauge cartridge without being the holder of a firearm license.
Cameron was further accused of breaking and entering the National Communications Network (NCN) DPI section at Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown between November 8 and November 10, while allegedly acting in the company of others. During that incident, he reportedly stole one laptop valued at $220,000, property of Shania Persaud; as well as one pair of white AirPods valued at $37,000 and one cologne worth $44,500, property of Ray Carrington.
A separate charge alleged that on November 26, also at Homestretch Avenue, Cameron, again said to be in the company of others, broke into the headquarters of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), which is under construction, and allegedly stole two gas cylinders and one welding hose valued at $290,000, the property of Peter Ramchandar. Two other persons have also been charged for that break-in.
The final charge, to which Cameron pleaded guilty, stated that on November 28, at the East La Penitence Police Station on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown he escaped from lawful custody while being held for criminal offences.
Cameron told the court that he only left the station because he received a call from his sister and believed the matter had been “finished” after one of the stolen gas cylinders had been returned.
He also claimed that he was suffering from stomach pains. However, the prosecutor informed the court that Cameron admitted to police that after completing his phone call, he jumped through a window at the station to make his escape.
Acting Chief Magistrate McGusty sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment for the escape and denied bail for the outstanding charges. The matters were adjourned to January 14.