Erlestoke prisoner escapes on a tractor (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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Erlestoke prisoner escapes on a tractor
8:36am Tuesday 14th September 2010 in News By Staff reporter
An Erlestoke jail prisoner escaped on a tractor but was caught just 20 minutes into his getaway after being spotted by a former member of staff.
The inmate used the prison's own tractor to make his getaway but was spotted by the ex-staff memeber on the A361.
The escapee stopped to his change clothes but then set off again as police gave chase across a golf course and finally cornered the vehicle.
The man was taken to Melksham police station at Semington.
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