A prisoner who absconded from temporary release has been rearrested near Brecon
A prisoner who failed to return after being temporarily released earlier this month has been arrested on further charges.
Jon Marc Stephens, 36, was arrested on the A40 between Sennybridge and Brecon yesterday (September 1).
He was arrested by Dyfed-Powys Police after being temporarily released from HMP Layhill in south Gloucestershire on Wednesday, August 17.
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He has been charged with being a temporarily released prisoner unlawfully at large and two counts of possession of a bladed article.
Stephens was remanded in custody to appear at Merthyr Magistrates Court today.
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