Police are searching for Dante Hunkins of Golden Grove after he escaped from custody at the St John’s Police Station over the weekend.
Officers said Mr Hunkins was one of three men who broke out of the station’s lock-up at about 17:00 on Saturday.
The other two men, Devonjay Bird and Pete Cummings, both of Nut Grove, were recaptured on Monday, police confirmed.
Mr Hunkins remains at large.
Police said the two men who were rearrested are expected to be charged with escaping lawful confinement and malicious damage, after an area of the cell was damaged during the escape.
Members of the public with information on Mr Hunkins’ whereabouts are being urged to contact the Criminal Investigations Department on 462-3913 or 462-3914, or Crime Stoppers on 800-TIPS (8477).
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Then they get bail only to go back on the road and terrorize law abiding citizens.
It is rather surprising that prisoners can break out of a holding facility as easy as these lads were able to do so. The St John’s Police station was only recently remodeled and renovated and I would have thought that the holding facility would have been made more secure, guarded, protected and solid. The place must be like an open fowl coop.
@Audley Phillips, Words! I also thought after the renovation, cameras would have been placed in the holding cell area and closely monitored.
Where does this man expects that he’s going to hide? In the bushes?
We are on 108 square miles and we all know everyone’s business. Just turn yourself in and get it over with. Make it easy on yourself.
What happen they met him go? How he escape?
So where is the man who rob the hotel over 50 thousand Dallas in 2026
So where is the man who rob the hotel over 50 thousand Dallas in 2026
WHAT THE HELL…! OH LAWD…! @AUDLEY PHILLIP ‘…OPEN FOWL COUP…? …SURPRISING…? …MORE LIKE ‘…GROSS NEGLIGENCE…?
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WELL:
IF THOSE CHARGED WITH THE ‘…SAFE CUSTODY,’ PAY MORE ATTENTION: to
(a) ‘…CELLULAR PHONES: then
(b) …PLUCK OR KICK OFF ‘…REINFORCE METAL MESH: and
(c) …RUN LIKE HELL.’ (Areas for investigative scrutiny).
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SURPRISING OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE…?
NOW:
When my esteemed friend described the ‘…ESCAPE OF THE PRISONERS: as
(a) ‘…AN OPEN FOWL COUP: and
(b) …SUPRISING,’ should he read this reply carefully, he might wish to say: ‘…GROSS NEGLIGENCE.’
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NEGLECT OF DUTY:
Back then, the ‘…LEGISLATIVE BODY,’ wished to see:
(a) ‘…POLICE COMPETENCE:
(b) …POLICE EFFICIENCY:
(c) …POLICE EFFECTIVENESS:
(d) …POLICE ALERTNESS: and
(e) …POLICE POWERS OF OBSERVATION:’ they ensure that
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POLICE OFFICERS SHALL CONCERN THEMSELVES: with
(i) …FOREMOST, THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY:
(ii) …PUBLIC SAFETY:
(iii) …PRISONER’S SAFE CUSTODY: and
(iv) …PREVENTION OF CRIME.’
Included in the ‘…Police Disciplinary Code,’ has been the consequential offence: of
‘…NEGLECT OF DUTY.’
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FROM COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO POLICE CONSTABLE:
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RULE OF CONDUCT: …INSPECTORS: …SUBORDINATE POLICE OFFICERS: …CONSTABLES
At a higher ‘…TRIBUNAL LEVEL,’ it is not just the ‘…NEGLIGENCE IN PERMITTING PRISONER ESCAPE: but also
(a) ‘…FOR THOSE SEEN AS CONSTANTLY ‘HIDING’ BEHIND THE WORDS: ‘…POLICE ADMINISTRATION,’ (Commissioner of Police): thus
(b) ‘…EXEMPTING NONE, EVERY MEMBER OF THE ‘…POLICE SERVICE,’ IS GOVERNED BY CONSEQUENTIAL RULES OF CONDUCT.’
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AT THE LOWER LEVEL: ONE SUCH RULE UNAMBIGUOUSLY STATES:
‘…IF A MEMBER OF THE POLICE SERVICE, BY CARELESSNESS, PERMITS A PRISONER TO ESCAPE’ IS GUILTY OF A ‘…DISCIPLINARY OFFENCE’ [Police Act: Section 6 (d) (iv): Chapter 330: Laws of Antigua and Barbuda].
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Interestingly, when ‘…MURDER-SUSPECT -DELANO FORBES ‘…VAMPIRE KILLER,’ reportedly
(a) ‘…ESCAPED THE LAWFUL CUSTODY OF SOME 6-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS: seemingly
(b) …WHEN ASKED IF THE MATTER WOULD BE INVESTIGATED:
(c) …MEDIA REPORTS QUOTED ‘…COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ATLEE RODNEY QPM:’ saying
(d) …I THINK THAT IS PREMATURE TO DETERMINE’ [Observer News: October 5, 2020]
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POLICE MINISTER: …MEDIA AND CITIZENS:
In this case, one wonders just what the ‘…POLICE ADMINISTRATION’ (Commissioner of Police, Everton Jeffers KPM), may say to:
(i) ‘…THE POLICE MINISTER, SIR STEADROY ‘CUTIE’ BENJAMIN KGCN:
(ii) …THE ANXIOUS CITIZENS: and
(iii) …THE MEDIA.’
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WHAT THE HELL…!
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DISCIPLINE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL LEVELS.’
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HAPPY NEW YEAR-2026, TO EVERYONE- PRISONERS, AND ALL.
These holding cells must be built flimsy like a chicken coop, how can people always escape so easily. This place is real jokey
Hunkin???? that is not an Antiguan last name. Is he JAMAICAN???
Now that’s a mug shot …
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