Scott Rowland went missing from the prison in 2016
Police have arrested a man who absconded from a Suffolk prison almost exactly two years ago.
Scott Rowland, 32, was listed as missing from a roll call at Hollesey Bay during the evening of January 14 2016.
He was serving a sentence of 5 years and 6 months for aggravated burglary and robbery.
Rowland was detained in south London by the Metropolitan Police yesterday, Sunday January 21.
A police spokesperson said: βHe remains in custody and will be returned to the prison system.β
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