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Shot wanted man ‘pays visit to family’

Jun 11, 2009 News

– refuses to surrender

 

As police on the Essequibo Coast continue their hunt for a wanted man who was shot during a confrontation on Tuesday last, they have learnt that the man is refusing to turn himself in.

According to a source close to the investigation, some time in the wee hours of yesterday the man, 28-year-old Denzel Stephens, of Bounty Hall, Essequibo Coast, paid a visited his family.

This newspaper was told that the man, who sustained two gunshot wounds was encouraged to turn himself in, but he has refused.

Sources say the man who seemed to be in immense pain indicated to relatives that he would rather continue to hide from police despite his condition and more so try to seek medical attention.

On Tuesday last, Stephens was shot twice by police after they attempted to arrest him. The incident occurred some time around 14:30 hours at Westbury.

This newspaper was told that Stephens, called “Dinky”, was wanted by the police for two serious offences including an assault causing actual bodily harm to Errol Johnson and a wounding charge involving Orin Dawson.

For the matter involving Errol Johnson, Stephens was taken to court but never appeared.

He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, on April 6 last, in his absence.

In the other matter an arrest warrant was issued for him. However the man always managed to evade lawmen on the Essequibo Coast.

It seemed as if his luck ran out Tuesday when lawmen spotted him at a location in Westbury.

Upon seeing the police, Stephens reportedly attacked a rank with a cutlass which he had at the time.

The rank in turn shot at the wanted man striking him in the left arm and leg. The man nevertheless made a dash through some nearby bush where once again he managed to elude capture.

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