Police have confirmed Ben Michie has been arrested.
Officers located the 27-year-old around 3:45pm yesterday afternoon, in bushland about 70kms east of Glen Innes.
EARLIER:
Police believe a prisoner who escaped from a minimum security facility at Glenn Innes may have travelled to the Hunter.
27-year-old Ben Michie was reported missing from the facility yesterday morning.
He's described as being of Caucasian appearance, 175 centimetres tall with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes.
Police say not to approach him but to call Triple Zero immediately.
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