Escaped prisoner caught in Dartmouth
Thomas Arnold Jones facing several charges
CBC News
Posted: Feb 15, 2012 11:50 AM AT
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2012 3:08 PM AT
Thomas Arnold Jones escaped custody on Wednesday. (N.S. Department of Justice)
Halifax Regional Police have caught a prisoner facing assault and arson charges after he escaped from custody on Wednesday.
The Department of Justice said Thomas Arnold Jones, 48, got free at 9:30 a.m. while being transported to Dartmouth provincial court.
That sparked a large manhunt in the neighbourhood.
Const. Brian Palmeter, a spokesman for the Halifax Regional Police, said Jones contacted police himself and officers took him into custody at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Marilyn Drive in Dartmouth.
Jones was to be sentenced on Wednesday on a break and enter charge. He also faces charges of assault, unlawful confinement, arson, uttering threats and breach of conditions.
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