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Police recapture freed prisoner | Police recapture freed prisoner |
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A man facing assault and burglary charges who went on the run after a prison van was stopped by an armed man has been recaptured. | A man facing assault and burglary charges who went on the run after a prison van was stopped by an armed man has been recaptured. |
Wayne Joseph Connor, 20, fled when the van was stopped a short distance from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London on Monday. | Wayne Joseph Connor, 20, fled when the van was stopped a short distance from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London on Monday. |
A Serco van was forced to pull over by two men, one of them with a shotgun. | A Serco van was forced to pull over by two men, one of them with a shotgun. |
Police said Connor was arrested at the Clumber Park Hotel in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. | |
Shortly after midnight detectives from the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police along with officers from Nottinghamshire Police entered the hotel room and arrested Connor. | Shortly after midnight detectives from the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police along with officers from Nottinghamshire Police entered the hotel room and arrested Connor. |
He had been missing since Monday when the Serco van was stopped near the Clockhouse Roundabout in Feltham at about 0730 GMT. | He had been missing since Monday when the Serco van was stopped near the Clockhouse Roundabout in Feltham at about 0730 GMT. |
Two men, one of them armed with a shotgun, threatened the security staff before driving off with Connor. | Two men, one of them armed with a shotgun, threatened the security staff before driving off with Connor. |
He had been due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court accused of three charges of assault and three of burglary. | He had been due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court accused of three charges of assault and three of burglary. |
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