A convicted sex offender, Paul Marshall, who fled from HMP North Sea Camp in November of the previous year has been apprehended.
Paul Marshall, 54, was incarcerated for life for rape and intentional injury.
Lincolnshire Police, in conjunction with Nottinghamshire authorities, had been conducting an investigation since Marshall was reported missing from HMP North Sea Camp near Boston on November 22 of the previous year.
Humberside Police shared an appeal last week saying they believe “Paul Marshall may now be in the Bridlington area” in East Yorkshire, and he was arrested in the Humberside area. This comes after there were previous sightings of him in Mansfield town centre, and in Doncaster.
On Monday (April 17), Lincolnshire Police said: “A 54-year-old man who was wanted after absconding from HMP North Sea Camp, in November, has been arrested. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeals.”
Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman previously said the “fault lies with the system that puts people in the wrong kind of prison” after Paul Marshall absconded from HMP North Sea Camp.
The local MP later told The Lincolnite that, despite it being the first abscond since a tightening of the open prison system, it was a “sign of failure”.
He added that it is important to look at various factors when considering those placed in open prisons.
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