Prison escapee
Camp Street prison escapee, Uree Varswyck also known as ‘Malcolm Gordon’ who is also an ex-cop was the trigger man in the fatal Camp Street jailbreak and sequence fire.
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said that his comment is based on eyewitness accounts Varswyck shot the late officer Odinga Wickham and wounded his fellow officers Drexel Gonsalves, Jason Maltay, and Liverpool.
Meanwhile, other eyewitnesses identified another escapee Shawn Collins since recaptured, and the still at large Royden Williams, as the persons who chopped Officer Hubert Trim.
Police Commissioner ag David Ramnarine, Minister and Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan and Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels at the press conference
Varswyck is among three other escapees who are on the run. They are Mark Royden Durant known as ‘Royden Williams and ‘Smallie’, Cobena Stephens called ‘OJ’ and Paul Goriah.
The prison director made the comment during a press conference which was hosted by MInister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan.
Minister Ramjattan added that “members of the public have demonstrated bravery and a duty to society. The information has been treated with the strictest of confidence and, with four remaining fugitives on the run, I plead with the members of the public to continue their vigilance, and to report all information to the police.”
The minister also pleaded with family members, associates, and friends of those wanted, to turn them in, warning that anyone caught harbouring them would be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.
The joint services remain vigilant at prison facilities in New Amsterdam, Timehri, Georgetown, Lusignan, and Mazaruni, Minister Ramjattan added, to ensure that any other escape attempts are thwarted.
He cautioned however that, “we are not out of the woods yet. We have a lot of work to do to catch the four, to maintain order in the institutions.” He reiterated that the other facilities remain saturated at this point in time, hence stepped up security. The minister also pledged to not rest until all of the remaining fugitives are captured, stating, “We will intensify the efforts. We are not going to let up until the last one is caught and in a sense, order and stability, and security are restored.”