Escaped prisoner pretended to be dog walker who had lost his pet to avoid being caught
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A long-term inmate who legged it from a Carse of Gowrie open prison tried to pass himself off as a dog walker who had lost his pet when he was seen skulking in bushes near the jail.But John McAuley’s “moment of madness” earned him another 10 months behind bars when he appeared on indictment at Perth Sheriff Court.The court was told that the 34-year-old had been a model prisoner at Castle Huntly until prison officers found a stash of drugs, a mobile phone and a SIM card in his cell.He was serving an extended eight-year sentence after storming a house in Coatbridge and his earliest release date was to have been February 7, 2024.But as.
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