Escapers in court
John McKinnon Donnelly and Larry Thomas Geeson entered no pleas when they appeared on a number of charges in the Magistrate’s The two prison escapers, each handcuffed and escorted by a detective, said nothing during their brief time in the dock.
Donnelly, aged 25. was charged with escaping from custody, armed robbery, and car conversion.
Geeson, aged 23, was charged with escaping, armed robbery, presenting a firearm, and converting a
Both men were remanded in custody to November 18 by Mr N. L. Bradford, S.M. The charge of armed robbery arose from an incident at the Aranui Food Bar, in which $792 was stolen at
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