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Arnold Nash, 65, was found Tuesday after escaping from a minimum security prison in Maine last week, officials said.
A convicted murderer who escaped from Maine prison last week – his third escape – was captured on Tuesday, officials said, adding he could have done so to get more jail time.
Arnold Nash, 65, who escaped from the Mountain View correctional facility (a minimum security prison) in Charleston last Thursday, was found along Highway 15 in Dover-Foxcroft, about 75 north of Augusta. Charleston is about 12 miles southeast of Dover-Foxcroft.
It turned out that Nash wanted to be caught, said Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick at CentralMaine.com.
"Certainly, as he was wandering along the road, he did not seem to be hiding when he was discovered," Fitzpatrick said. "It's the best result we could have hoped for."
Nash was found along Highway 15 at Dover-Foxcroft, about 75 miles north of Augusta.
(Maine Corrections Department)
Nash, found dehydrated and exhausted, surrendered peacefully, ending a five-day manhunt, according to the report.
"Certainly, as he wandered along the road, he did not seem to be hiding when he was discovered. That's the best result we could have hoped for. "
Sgt. Michael Gould of the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office took Nash into custody.
Gould reportedly told WGME-TV that Nash wanted to escape because he wanted more jail time added to his sentence.
Fitzpatrick said Monday that it was "certainly possible" that Nash committed the crime of escape to avoid being released from prison, "the only house he has known for decades" , according to CentralMaine.com.
Mr Fitpatrick said Mr Nash would be accused of a new crime of escape, "which would likely lead to a new prison term," according to the report. The Commissioner stated that he had authorized an internal review to ensure that Nash would be properly assessed prior to his transition to a less secure facility.
THE CONDEMNED ESCAPTERS ESCAPE FROM MAINE PRISON; HAD 2 PREVIOUS ESCAPES, OFFICIALS SAY
Nash, sentenced in 1992, was serving a 45-year sentence for the 1991 murder and robbery of his neighbor, 58-year-old Wilfred Gibeault, a disabled veteran of the Korean War, the Portland Press Herald reported.
He was due to be released on December 14 of this year, 18 years before the end of his initial sentence, the newspaper reported, quoting a new statement from the Maine Department of Corrections.
Nash has shown no signs of violence or aggression during his last prison term and has committed two minor offenses in 26 years, reported CentralMaine.com.
In 1981, Nash escaped from the Maine State Prison, where he was serving a burglary sentence, reported the Bangor Daily News.
In 1973, when Nash was 19, he escaped from Maine's correctional center in Windham, while he was serving a prison sentence, the Herald reported.
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