A convicted robber who absconded from prison has been found, police confirmed.Scott Warner, 37, was reported missing from a roll call at HMP Hollesley Bay, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
He had been serving a sentence of four years and seven months for robbery and other offences.Essex Police confirmed on Sunday that Warner, who has links to Essex, was arrested in the Colchester area on Saturday evening.He has been taken into police custody and will be returned to the prison system.
Read more:Michelin-star restaurant owner spiked woman’s cocktail’Suffolk Strangler’ told he’ll die in prisonPolice thanked members of the public for their assistance after issuing appeals.HMP Hollesley Bay is a Category D open prison.Detainees are typically allowed to spend most of their day off-site for work, education or other resettlement purposes in these facilities.