Murder suspect Marlo Headley escapes police custody at Kingston medical facility

A 25-year-old murder suspect fled a Corporate Area medical facility at 4:40 am Saturday. Police are urging Marlo Headley to surrender immediately.

Murder suspect flees quarantine facility in Corporate Area

The Jamaica Observer reports that a search is underway for a prisoner who escaped police custody early Saturday morning while being quarantined at a medical facility in the Corporate Area of Kingston.

The fugitive has been identified as Marlo Headley, 25, of Palmers Cross, Clarendon, who faces murder charges.

According to the Hunts Bay Police, Headley fled the facility at approximately 4:40 am. He was last seen shirtless and wearing brown shorts. Authorities are urging him to surrender immediately.

Headley is described as being of brown complexion with a slim build, standing approximately 178 centimetres (5 feet 10 inches) tall. He has a tattoo on his right arm above his elbow.

Members of the public with information on his whereabouts are asked to contact the Hunts Bay Police at (876) 923-7111, the police emergency line at 119, or the nearest police station.

The police have also warned that harbouring a fugitive is a criminal offence and may result in prosecution.

Source: Jamaica Observer