3 escaped prisoners recaptured

Three teenagers are tonight safely locked down at the Hattieville Prison after their run for freedom was short lived. Around five-thirty on Saturday morning John Cadle, Carl Thompson, and Martin Matura convinced the guard at the boot camp section of the prison to let them go for a walk outside. Reports are that shortly after, the men were found to be missing. How they were able to scale the barbed wire fence unnoticed is not altogether clear, but quick work by prison guards and the police led to the apprehension of the trio around midday. They were found by prison officers heading north through the bush about seven miles from the prison. Matura, who is from Corozal, is serving time for burglary; Thompson from Belize City is in the slammer for rape; and Cadle, who is from Independence, is serving time for wounding.