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Man charged over prisoner escape Man charged over prisoner escape
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A 24-year-old man has been charged with escaping lawful custody. A 24-year-old man has been charged with escaping from lawful custody.
Craig Hickinbottom, 24, who was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in Worcestershire.Craig Hickinbottom, 24, who was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in Worcestershire.
He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening. He is due to appear before Redditch magistrates on Saturday.He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening. He is due to appear before Redditch magistrates on Saturday.
Two other men, aged 23 and 24, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting him, have been released on police bail.Two other men, aged 23 and 24, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting him, have been released on police bail.
Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002.Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002.
The inmate went missing from a police van on 27 September, as he was being returned to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence.The inmate went missing from a police van on 27 September, as he was being returned to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence.