Rico Jamal Brathwaite has been fined $2 000 for escaping lawful custody nearly four years ago, with the court warning that an eight-month prison term would follow if the penalty was not paid.

Brathwaite of Foul Bay, St Philip, was ordered to pay the amount immediately or face imprisonment after admitting to escaping lawful custody without the use of force, following his arrest for robbery on July 9, 2022.

The court heard that Brathwaite was in custody at Oistins Police Station and, while being taken for a bath, pulled away from the police officer escorting him, jumped over a wicket gate and ran out of the station. He was pursued by two officers but made good his escape.