After more than a month hiding in the remote backlands of the mining town of Linden, former national swimming champion, Onan Orlando Thom, surrendered to police yesterday.Thom, of Old England,Cheap Jerseys, Upper Demerara, turned himself in around 15:00 hours after receiving assurances from the police of his safety from “drugs men” with whom he claimed his main “beef” was.In early March this year, police had issued a bulletin for Thom,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, who they said was wanted for questioning in a number of matters, including abduction and shooting incidents, among others.However, Thom is maintaining his innocence, claiming that his actions were to protect himself from drug dealers operating in the mining town of Linden.Following the wanted bulletin, police had dispatched a special team to hunt for Thom after it was alleged that he was terrorising members of an old England family.In an interview with this newspaper shortly after he went into hiding, Thom had indicated that he was not prepared to surrender since the police could not guarantee his safety from the drug dealers he was in conflict with.Yesterday, Divisional Commander David Ramnarine told this newspaper that Thom did make contact with the police on Wednesday.“I go to meetings in Linden and I always give my cell number as well as that of my Divisional Detective Officer, and it was this initiative that led to Thom contacting us. I did not question where he was but he was not convinced about his safety, that was yesterday (Wednesday),” Assistant Commissioner Ramnarine stated.He explained that Thom again contacted him yesterday (Thursday) and again expressed concern about his safety.“I told him that he needed to trust me and that turning himself in was in his and our best interest,” Ramnarine stated.Jeana Fredericks The Commander said that he subsequently sent a team to the Old England area where Thom was hiding out to collect him yesterday. The wanted man was eventually brought to the city where he was questioned by senior investigators at the E&F Headquarters.Ramnarine said that Thom will have to remain in custody over the long Easter weekend since all the allegations against him will have to be thoroughly investigated.But that is no problem for his mother Jeana Fredericks who believes that her son is safer in the custody of the police.“I give glory to God that he is safe. I know he is safer with the police than out there where the drugs men are after him. Thank God for the Guyana Police Force,” Fredericks told the media yesterday outside the E&F Headquarters.The woman said that her son had contacted her indicating he wanted to surrender and she made the relevant calls.Fredericks is certain that had her son remained in hiding he would have been killed eventually,Soccer Jerseys China, since the hunt for him was relentless.“They were after him almost every night. They were hunting even where we live and we were afraid,” Fredericks said.“Only Monday night they nearly get through to kill him but God saved his life because he is here for a purpose,” the woman added.Thom’s sister told this newspaper that she too is relieved that he had turned himself in.She said that almost the whole of Linden is supportive of her brother who she emphatically stated is not a criminal.“Look a whole set of people travelled to town to support him and I want to thank them for their support,Cheap Jerseys Free,” the former national swimming champion’s sister said.Thom was said to have been armed with an AK-47 assault rifle during his days of hiding, but police sources have indicated that he was not in possession of a weapon when he surrendered, and he has not indicated where the weapon is,Cheap Jerseys From China, if indeed there is any.