The Public Security Ministry said it is taking the escape “very seriously” and an internal investigation is underway to “shed light on the circumstances leading to the escape. At the time of the escape, he had a short beard and was wearing a black T-shirt and pale blue jeans.Īnyone with information on Gingras-Gaudet’s whereabouts is urged to call the SQ’s confidential tip line at 1-80. He has brown hair and green eyes and tattoos on his arms, chest and back. Gingras-Gaudet stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. The accomplices, who did not try to flee, were to be questioned by SQ investigators. Provincial police said Gingras-Gaudet escaped with the help of two accomplices when he was in the jail’s exercise yard at about 8:30 p.m. The operation to track him down is being overseen by the Sûreté du Québec. Police forces across the province are on the lookout for Gingras-Gaudet. They urged citizens to report any suspicious activity to the police on telephone numbers 59256411, 2258196, 2252227, 2271149, 22260765 and 911.Dave Gingras-Gaudet, 37, was in jail “principally for offences concerning drugs,” according to the ministry.
The officials sternly warned members of the public not to aid the fugitives and that anyone caught doing so will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.
Samuels said that adequate security measures will be put in place at the Georgetown Prisons where the 86 prisoners have been relocated and the security at the Lusignan Prison will be further beefed up. Asked about the use of cellular phones by some inmates to access social media, Samuels said that 22 devices were discovered, during the first sanitation exercise and 27, the second time. He pointed out the difficulty of searching prisoners and the need to ensure the staff’s safety. The difficulty of searching and sanitizing prisoners was highlighted by Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels. Farmers in the backlands of the coast, Ramnarine added, needed to take extra precaution as they go about their business. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Authorities are searching for Frank Logan after he escaped.
He urged the public to cooperate, be patient and extra vigilant. Khaleda Rahman A manhunt is underway after an inmate escaped from a prison in Oklahoma. Guyana Police Force Commissioner (ag) David Ramnarine stated that ranks are working on “double quick time” and patrols and security checks have been further intensified particularly in the East Coast and East Bank Demerara corridors. The focus, right now, he emphasised is on the need to apprehend those who are at large, and “every effort is being made to catch them.” Minister Ramjattan, declined to apportion any blame at this time, as to who was directly responsible, saying, “later on there will be a time for that”.
It was noted that there are three levels of security, comprising Prison Service ranks responsible for the inner section, the Guyana Police Force next and the outer perimeter, secured by ranks of the Guyana Defense Force. The other prisons at New Amsterdam, Timehri and Mazaruni are “saturated”, according to the Minister and he explained that the Brick Prison building at Camp Street has been sufficiently completed to house the prisoners. The escape tunnel exited approximately 5 ft away from the outer fence on the extreme northeast section of the facility.Īccording to the minister, arrangements are being intensified to remove the remaining 86 prisoners, from the afore mentioned holding area to the Brick Prison at Camp Street. The tunnel was disguised as a makeshift pit latrine, next to the fence. The 13 fugitives, burrowed their way out of the holding area via a 5 ft deep tunnel. The Joint Services have intensified efforts to apprehend a total of seventeen prisoners, following the escape last evening of an additional 13, from the open holding area at the Lusignan Prison. They somehow overpowered two guards in a prison transport company vehicle on the way from upstate New York to southern Arizona and escaped in Blanding, Utah.
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