Bedsheets and bars: 'Master of Escapes' caught in Spain after fourth prison break
Spanish police have arrested the " Master of Escapes" — a high-profile fugitive who broke out of four European prisons using bedsheets and human pyramids.
Madrid, Spain - A man known as the Master of Escapes was apprehended by Spanish police after escaping from four prisons, including a maximum-security facility in Italy. The individual, sought by Italian authorities under a European arrest warrant, allegedly used saws and bedsheets to break out of an Italian jail in December, according to Spain's National Police.
Previous escapes had occurred from prisons in Terni and Parma, Italy, and a Belgian prison where he reportedly scaled the walls using a human pyramid. While the story reads like a Hollywood thriller, Spanish authorities emphasized that reality can often surpass fiction. The fugitive, identified only as dangerous by authorities, was captured in Tarragona, northeastern Spain, after police located him in a residential area.
During his arrest, the man resisted, and several individuals with him attempted to interfere, resulting in one officer being injured and allegedly suffering injuries from another person, who is suspected of having forged 500-euro notes. A judge has ordered the fugitive to remain in custody without bail, pending extradition to Italy.
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