Created: Mar 14, 2009 11:00 AM
Jailbirds: E. Michael Jones, Bruce Barritt, Patrina O'Connor and Dennie O'Connor stare out from behind the bars of their cell at No. 6 Shed during the Pride Celebrity Lock-up yesterday
There was no escape for a number of Island celebrities and well-known faces as they were rounded up, put on trial and locked up in cells in Hamilton, and then faced being kept incarcerated unless members of the public were willing to donate money to pay for their bail.
A number of the jailbirds tried to make a break for freedom, only to be captured by the PRIDE "cops" on duty at No. 6 Shed yesterday.
It was all for a good cause – PRIDE Bermuda. The Royal Gazette photographer caught a number of the jailbirds doing time, including Tourism Board Chairman E. Michael Jones, Chamber of Commerce president Phil Barnett and 'Coke distributor' Bruce Barritt.
The PRIDE 'Celebrity Lock-In' was designed as a "fun-filled afternoon for the local community to build awareness of the impact, effects and devastating consequences of drug-use," said Judith Burgess, PRIDE's executive director.
Ain't got no mayonaise!: E. Michael Jones complains about the lunch to a Pride prison officer at the Celebrity Lock-up during a court recess yesterday at No. 6 Shed.
Run Michael! Run!: E. Michael Jones attempts to make good his escape while Pride prison officers are distracted during the Celebrity Lock-up at No. 6 Shed yesterday
Coke distributor: Bruce Barritt pleads his innocence through the bars of his cell.
Masked man: Nathan Moore is cheered on by fellow inmates as he makes a run for it at the Pride Celebrity Lock-up at No. 6 Shed yesterday
Not going without a fight: Power 95's Patrina O'Connor wrestles with a Pride prison officer.
No escape: Power 95's Patrina O'Connor clings to the bars of her cell at the Pride Celebrity Lock-up at No. 6 Shed yesterday.
