Ford Prison absconder arrested in Kent

Lee Fudge (left) and Mark Chatfield (right) escaped from prisonSussex Police
Lee Fudge (left) has been arrested but Mark Chatfield (right) is still at large

One of two men who absconded from an open prison in Sussex has been rearrested in Kent.

Lee Fudge, 29, who was serving a life sentence for robbery, was held by police in Gravesend on Saturday and has been charged with escaping custody.

He disappeared from Ford Prison, near Littlehampton, on Thursday with another inmate, Mark Chatfield.

Sussex Police said Chatfield, 39, who was jailed for four years in August 2014, was still at large.

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