An escaped prisoner who had been on the run for three months has been recaptured in Broxbourne.
Paul Oddysses had been serving a life sentence for attempted robbery and armed robbery before he absconded from Hollesley Bay open prison in Suffolk.
Police confirmed yesterday (Saturday August 30) that the 49-year-old was arrested in Broxbourne on Thursday (August 28) during a road stop-check.
Yesterday he was was charged with one count of robbery relating to an incident at a pub in Ware last Sunday (August 24) and one count of taking a vehicle without consent in Broxbourne on Thursday (August 28).
Since Odysses was reported missing to Suffolk Constabulary on Saturday May 24, they have been liaising with counterparts in Essex, London and Hertfordshire in a bid to find him.
He has been detained in police custody prior to his appearance at a magistrates court in Hertfordshire, after which he will be dealt with regarding his absconding from the Suffolk open prison in May.
Hertfordshire Mercury
