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ACP Leon Rose and Supt. Warren Turner
13.13.
The head of Mobile Reserve, ACP Rose, believed that Coke was in
Tivoli Gardens at 8.00 a.m. on 24 May but he said he was “advised that Coke
was not found within Tivoli Gardens sometime in the afternoon of 24 May”.
DSP Turner said that he “heard that Coke had escaped about 6.00 a.m. to 7.00
a.m. on 24 May”.
Maj. Mahatma Williams
13.14.
The CSB had the specific task of “finding Coke and escorting him to
a pre-designated point”. So said Maj. Mahatma Williams, commander of the CSB.
The CSB’s area of concentration was Java and areas East of the Tivoli Gardens
Comprehensive High School embracing Levy Path and Derek Path.
13.15.
Maj. Williams’ evidence is that, between 3.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.,
thirty (30) soldiers went to Derek and Levy Paths with orders to find Coke. They
did not find him. Based on Intelligence, the CSB searched two houses which
were recently renovated with air-conditioning units. Coke was not in either of
the houses. Maj. Williams told us, however:
“My men did not search the Presidential Click.”
13.16.
Since the searches did not turn up Coke, Maj. Williams “concluded
that Coke was not in Tivoli Gardens” and he left that community for Hannah
Town. He said that-
“At dark I left Tivoli Gardens for Hannah Town with all of my
units. We went to a location in Hannah Town and searched
two houses. We found persons, handcuffed them and
handed them over.”
13.17.
In fact, Maj. Williams also gave evidence that the CSB had
completed the search of Java and withdrawn to the School by 3.00 p.m.