Thursday, December 06, 2007

Inmate fled jail to avoid drugs - Update

An inmate fled from prison so he could walk four miles to the nearest police station before handing himself straight back in, a court heard.

Michael Whyte, 24, from Glasgow, staged his escape because he wanted to get away from the flood of drugs at Castle Huntly prison, a low security jail.

Perth Sheriff Court heard that he had achieved his goal after being moved back to a closed prison.

Whyte was given a 30-day sentence to run alongside his present jail term.

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