Prisoner caught
Published Date:
20 July 2008
AN INMATE who went on the run from an open prison was back in jail last night, after being caught by police.
Simon Lister, 28, absconded from Noranside, Angus, on Wednesday, but was traced to Penicuik yesterday.
The former soldier is serving seven years after being convicted of a series of assaults and robberies on pensioners in 2004. He was one of three prisoners who absconded from open jails in Tayside on Wednesday.
John Cartledge, 41, who was jailed for eight years for assault, was tracked down on Friday, but Dennis Smyth, 39, is still at large. Both men absconded from the Castle Huntly facility near Dundee.
The full article contains 109 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 July 2008 10:47 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland