Last of three prisoners who allegedly escaped jail and went on the run is finally caught after two-day manhunt
- Antonio David Mene has been found by police
- He and two others escaped prison Sunday
- The other two were found Monday morning
A third escapee has been caught, ending a days-long manhunt after he and two other inmates broke out of a Queensland prison.
Antonio David Mene allegedly escaped from the Palen Creek Correctional Centre, about 100km southwest of Brisbane, on Sunday.
The 28-year-old was found by police about 3pm on Tuesday in the rural town of Ravenshoe, about 120km southwest of Cairns and almost 2,000km from the prison where he was incarcerated.
The hunt for Daniel Ian Badcock, 32 (left); Antonio David Mene, 28 (centre); and Osiah Pilton, 20 (right) is over after police found David Mene in a rural town
The trio allegedly escaped from the Palen Creek Correctional Centre, about 100 kilometres southwest of Brisbane, on Sunday
Mene will appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with one count of escape lawful custody.
He was serving three years for vehicular offences.
Two other inmates, aged 32 and 20, were apprehended at Northgate in northern Brisbane about 10am on Monday.
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