One of the three men who escaped from a canton Lucerne prison on Easter Sunday is behind bars again.
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Police said locals spotted the 32-year-old man, who had been convicted on robbery and drug charges, in Lucerne on Tuesday night. He did not resist arrest.
The other two men – Serbian nationals – who fled the jail in Willisau on Sunday, are still at large.
Police describe them as dangerous. To escape last weekend, the three men attacked and tied up a prison guard.
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