CAREER criminal, Jason Howard, aka “Smelly”, who has multiple charges against him, ranging from armed robbery to murder, was among several prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison between Sunday and Monday but have since been recaptured.

According to his files, in December 2016, the 24-year-old was among four men who were charged with the murder of the elderly rice-farming couple, Mohamed Munir and his wife, Bibi Jamila, who were burnt to death at their Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo home in April 2016.
Again in December 2016, he and one Curtis Vasconcellos were jointly charged for an offence which alleged that on December 14 that year, at Main Street while in the company of each other and armed with a gun, robbed Valdeo Seegobin of $2.9M cash, a cheque book, a haversack, a hard drive and other items totalling $2,969,700.
Howard was also charged in December 2016 for a robbery committed on October 22, 2016 at Water Street, Georgetown in which he allegedly wounded Quacy Joseph with intent to murder him.
Joseph, a security guard attached to Electronics City’s Water Street branch, was shot during a robbery which took place within the store in the Fogarty’s building.
He was also charged for robbing Bibi Jabar of $6,000 cash on October 12, 2016 at Church Street, Georgetown; Roopnarine Boodhoo of $800,000 cash on October 1, 2016 at North Road, Bourda; fruit vendor Sheik Sadik on November 18, 2016 at Oronoque Street, Queenstown at gunpoint and making off with $35,000 in cash; and Bibi Bacchus, while being in the company of another, on November 6, 2016 at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara of $100,000 cash.

CLIVE FORDE

Another of the escapees is Clive Forde, who, in March 2017, with Keiron Taylor were committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of 22-year-old Senasie Lewis, who was gunned down outside the Ghetto Flex nightspot in Albouystown in 2015.
A career criminal like Howrad, Forde was back in January 2013, placed before the courts on charges of robbery under arms and discharging a loaded firearm. It was alleged that on October 27, 2012, at William and Queen Streets, Kitty, with intent to maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm, he discharged a loaded firearm at Nicolas and Anthony Sancho and Aubrey Denny.
Another allegation against him is that he robbed Sherwin Duncan, at gunpoint, of a quantity of gold and diamond jewellery, valued a total of $1.4M, on December 20, 2012.

WINSTON LONG
In June this year, Long, who is among seven of the 13 escapees who have been recaptured, was charged for allegedly assaulting Constable Derwayne Eastman on November 26, 2016, at High Street, Georgetown.

KERRY CROMWELL
In April 2016, Cromwell, 24, was remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Linden bus driver, Alvin Lorrimer. He appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where he was not required to plead to the charge that he murdered Lorrimer on March 21.
Lorrimer, who was a minibus driver, was shot while standing outside of his bus at the Linden bus park seeking passengers.
And on September 9, 2014, Cromwell, of 130 King Edward Street, Albouystown, and another man allegedly robbed Ashanti Lawrence at gunpoint at Enachu Street, Section ‘K,’ Campbellville.

PASCAL SMITH
In June 2017, Smith, 25, was remanded to prison on a murder charge after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Leron Daly. Smith was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which alleged that on May 27, 2017, at Alexander Street, Georgetown, he murdered one John Houston.

JAMAL FORDE
In April 2016, Jamal Forde, 22, who has also been recaptured, was charged for the robbery/murder of Sophia shopkeeper, Shawn Anys on May 1, 2015 at Sophia, Greater Georgetown.

ODEL ROBERTS
Age: 25

In April 2016, Roberts of ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, who has been recaptured, was committed to stand trial at the High Court for the murder of Sophia shopkeeper Shawn Anys on May 1, 2015 at Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Jamal Forde was also before the courts in the same matter.

KENDELL SKEETE
Age: 36
In May 2015, Skeete of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, who had been charged and for whom an arrest warrant had been issued by the court during 2008, was remanded to prison for the murder of Kenneth Allen, 27, of Goed Fortuin .

PAUL GORIAH
Age: 28
In May 2017, Paul Goriah, of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, along with two others were committed to stand trial at the High Court in Georgetown for the murder of remigrant agriculturist, Anthony Breedy, whose lifeless body was found in his Hill Foot, Soesdyke residence in March 2016.

RAYON JONAS
In May this year, Jonas of Mandela Avenue, Georgetown was placed before Georgetown Magistrate Judy Latchman in the aftermath of an alleged row over drugs. Jonas, who has been recaptured, sustained severe chops to his right arm after allegedly firing gunshots at Colin Daly who was also charged with wounding Jonas.

SHAWN HARRIS
Age: 29
In February 2016, Shawn Harris, aka “Bruk Up”, of Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown was charged for allegedly staging a daylight robbery at the Bank of Baroda branch at Montrose, East Coast Demerara.
Three other men were also charged in connection with the incident. He was remanded to prison after appearing before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court the following month.
Harris was also charged in February this year for the murder of 42-year-old Sunil Singh, a homeless man who had attempted to break up an altercation at the Blue Martini nightclub between the bartender there, Charles Del Valenzuela, and three men who demanded entry to the club.