Nassau, Bahamas -
The public is advised that at approximately
5:40 a.m. this morning (December 13) Prison inmate Dorion Armbrister,
28, escaped for a brief period via a bathroom window at the Princess
Margaret Hospital.
Armbrister, who was hospitalised
on Monday, December 12, was serving a 27-month sentence for stealing
from a shop.
Preliminary reports indicate that
Armbrister, who was under 24-hour guard by a Prison Officer, was permitted
to use the restroom but used the opportunity to make good his escape
by jumping through the window despite being outfitted with leg restraints.
He was captured at 6:05 a.m. (25 minutes after the escape) by the Prison
Officer who was forced to shoot him after being confronted by the inmate
with a blunt, wooden object. Armbrister's injury is not deemed to be
life threatening.
The Superintendent of Prison has
ordered a full investigation into the matter.
