Convict Abraham Briggs who is housed at the Golden Grove Prison escaped legal custody at 5p.m on Tuesday, whilst working at the Youth Training Rehabilitation Centre.

An alarm was raised and officers attached to the Emergency Response Unit responded. The Arouca Police were also contacted and a search is currently underway for Briggs, in all the surrounding areas.

Briggs is of a brown complexion and muscularly built. He has a tattoo "KAB" on his lower right arm, a “peace" symbol on his left hand, and a long scar on his left foot. He was serving a six-year sentence for "Robbery With Aggravation" and was expected to be released from prison in March 2029. His last known address is 67 Brooklyn Bridge Road Settlement, Sangre Grande.