Criminals who escaped from prison were caught by the police for buying games

Clint Butler, 36, is a felon currently serving a 17-year prison sentence at HMP Spring Hill for armed robbery. Last November, Butler escaped from prison and hid from police for months. However, no one expected that this criminal would put his head in a basket when venturing out to buy games.​

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According to West Midlands police, on January 13, Butler and his friends entered town while social distancing to buy game discs. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. When they saw the police, the two immediately changed direction to escape. This caught the attention of the police, the officer stopped Butler and asked about their life during the lockdown and what they were doing here.

Butler replied that because he couldn’t sit still at home, he went out to buy a game disc Call of Duty. When asked more questions by the police, Butler, who had a tendency to startle, attacked one of the officers. Of course, the consequence of this is that the criminal is sent back to the station. Clint Butler will receive an additional 13 months in prison for escaping and six months in prison for assaulting a police officer.
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West Midlands Police Superintendent Nick Rowe was puzzled by Clint Butler’s actions: “The reason he risked the possibility of going back to prison and made the stupid decision was to ask you to come into town to see him. buying games while social distancing is still a mystery.” Maybe it’s because the love for the games is so great or maybe Butler is so upset about being confined at home that he forgot to buy the digital version online, no one knows the exact reason, but at least thanks That’s where the police caught a wanted criminal.​