Delan Eugene, the 19-year-old youth, who was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for stealing, has escaped police custody.
Reports are that Eugene was brought to court in Gros Islet) this morning, Friday, May 10, 2013 for another stealing offense (theft of cell phone) when he escaped from the court at about 10:15 a.m.
Police has given chase and are still searching for him.
Eugene was sentenced to two years on Monday for stealing a Blackberry cell phone and $500 cash from the car of a Glace Supermarket customer in Marisule, Gros Islet on May 4, 2013.
Eugene was released from prison in December 2012 after serving 18 months for stealing. He had also served six months in prison in 2011 for the possession of a dangerous weapon.