Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody but police are still searching for two men who also absconded on January 1

Matthew Armstrong, 35, was convicted in 2009 of a murder that occurred during a robbery in Warwickshire

Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody but police are still searching for two men who also absconded on January 1

Matthew Armstrong and a second prisoner absconded from HMP Leyhill on New Year’s Day

Matthew Armstrong and a second inmate, Daniel Washbourne, absconded from a prison in South Gloucestershire on New Year’s Day