CALGARY – A man who was on the lam from an Alberta jail for nearly five months is back in custody.
Sylvain Martin escaped from the Bowden Institution on April 16.
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READ MORE: RCMP search for escaped Bowden prison inmate
He had been serving a 10-year sentence for fraud, obstruction and forgery.
Correctional Service Canada says Martin was apprehended in Drummondville, Que., on Wednesday night.
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