Fugitive that escaped in June caught
The escapee that evaded on June 30 during works in a vineyard was arrested by employees of the Branesti Penitentiary No. 18, Info-Prim Neo reports.
According to the Department of Penitentiary Institutions, the convict was caught at his home in Oniscani village, Soldanesti district.
The 24-year-old man was sentenced to four years in semi-closed prison by the Soldanesti district court on October 27, 2005. He faces 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment for escape.
Another prisoner that escaped from the Lipcani-based Penitentiary for Minors on October 2 is wanted. The detainee aged 18 evaded from the workplace. Native of Micauti village of Straseni district, the young man was sentenced to 11 years in jail for murder. On September 12, his prison term was reduced to 6.5 years.