An escapee - one of three who broke free from a prison in north Queensland - has handed himself into police.
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Authorities had been searching for Trent Darby Ryan, Damien Gary Richard Izzard and Dallas Wayne Quakawoot since Wednesday after they could not be located at the low-security Townsville Correctional Centre.
Police said Ryan, 34, and Quakawoot, 22, were located by a dog squad at 2.30am on Friday after they abandoned a stolen car in Townsville suburb Railway Estate, about 10km from the prison.
They were arrested without incident and charged with escape lawful custody and other property-related offences.
Izzard, 28, who had remained at large, handed himself in to Kirwan Police Station about 1pm on Saturday.
He has been charged with one count of escape lawful custody and will appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday.
Queensland Correctional Services said Ryan was serving one year and three months for assault occasioning bodily harm while Quakawoot received four years and three months for armed robbery.
Izzard was serving two-and-a-half years for driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.
The trio's escape marked the second in a month at the north Queensland correctional facility after two men fled in late October.
They were arrested and returned to custody within two days.
Australian Associated Press
