CARLOS RICHARDSON REMAINS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, WHILE SOME CALL FOR ROHAN'S RESIGNATION AT THE POINT BLANCHE PRISON SXM

Yesterday, prison guards met at their local union the WICSU's office to voice their grievances concerning their safety at their place of employment, the Point Blanche prison.
Thursday afternoon inmate Carlos Richardson, also known as "The Hitman" of the Bling Bling gang attempted to kill fellow inmate Nuto who is the alleged leader of the Curacao based gang "No Limit Soldiers".
Nuto, who is serving an 8 year sentence for drug possession among other charges, were saved by his prison 'bodyguards', who managed to thwart the attack and get the weapon away from Richardson.
Richardson was promptly set upon with a hand made machete and received several severe lacerations to the head, back and face.
Carlos Richardson was taken to the St Maarten Medical Center, where he remains in their Intensive Care Unit.
The police department were called in to assist in quelling the violence, and in a cell to cell search, more weapons and another loaded gun were discovered.
There were direct allegations that the only way that the weapons could have entered the Prison would have been through the guards.
According to sources, the guards who decided to attend the WICSU meeting yesterday, as opposed to returning to work, feel the same way.
The Lands Recherche began an investigation into the number of dangerous weapons confiscated at the Point Blanch facility, and into how the gun was smuggled into the prison.
In his defense, Rohan has claimed that there has been a severe shortage of prison guards at the prison since 2003-2004, and the prison simply does not have the funding to request additional employees from the Netherlands.
They have been relying on a local security company for back-up, but these unarmed guards are untrained and do very little except for replacing the main guards when they call in sick.
Rohan emphasized and seemed to heavily insinuate that the 'sick leaves' that were being taken by the guards was a huge part of the problem at the prison, and that these 'sick leaves' were not being taken by employees who were actually physically sick, just sick of the situation and their work conditions.
The Lands Recherche continue their investigation, as many fear that this has initiated a new chapter in St Maarten gang warfare. This time between the now imprisoned Bling Bling Gang SXM and the No Limit Soldiers of Curacao.
More details to come.