Russel Thomas, the man who ran out of the San Fernando Magistrates Court yesterday after being sentenced to three years hard labour for armed robbery, has surrendered himself to the police.
The T&T Guardian understands that sometime this morning Thomas, 27, was held by officers of the Besson Street Police Station. He surrendered himself around 7.30am to the police.
He was expected to be charged with escaping lawful custody and served with warrants for the sentencing he ran out on and brought to the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court again this morning.
Thomas and his twin brother, Roston, appeared before Magistrate Margaret Alert in the Fourth Court yesterday for sentencing in a 2012 matter where they were both found guilty of armed robbery.
When the matter was called shortly after one pm yesterday and Alert handed down the sentence, both men began protesting loudly.
Court and Process officers moved in to place handcuffs and take the pair into custody and Roston began resisting.
While the officers’ attention was occupied, Russel ran out of the courtroom and out of the building.