The last of three inmates reportedly escaping prison and on the run is finally apprehended after a two-day manhunt
- Antonio David Mene has been found by the police
- He and two others escaped from prison on Sunday
- The other two were found Monday morning
A third escaped prisoner has been caught, ending a days-long manhunt after he and two other prisoners escaped from a Queensland prison.
Antonio David Mene is said to have escaped from the Palen Creek Correctional Center on Sunday, about 100 km southwest of Brisbane.
The 28-year-old was found by police around 3pm on Tuesday in the rural town of Ravenshoe, about 75 miles southwest of Cairns and nearly 1,200 miles from the prison where he was held.
The Hunt for Daniel Ian Badcock, 32 (left); Antonio David Mene, 28 (center); and Osiah Pilton, 20 (right) passed after police found David Mene in a rural town
The trio allegedly escaped from Palen Creek Correctional Center, about 100 kilometers southwest of Brisbane, on Sunday
Mene will appear before Cairns Magistrates Court on Wednesday on a charge of escape from lawful custody.
He served three years for traffic violations.
Two other detainees, aged 32 and 20, were apprehended at Northgate in northern Brisbane around 10am on Monday.