Liu Wenzhong, a prisoner who escaped from jail in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, was recaptured with an accomplice in Zhaodong, Heilongjiang on Monday, October 22, 2018.

Liu Wenzhong [Photo: CCTV video screenshot]

Liu escaped on October 18th with help from a person who was disguised as a lawyer. It took about a thousand policemen and eleven hours to recapture the escaped prisoner and arrest his accomplice.

Liu and the accomplice led the police on a car chase before their getaway came to an end when they crashed into a police vehicle. The two suspects were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Liu Wenzhong was convicted on a fraud charge and his accomplice surnamed Li disguised himself as a lawyer to help him escape from prison.