Overview

• Officers detained him on Sunday evening in Staßfurt in the Salzlandkreis district, police said.
• He had been at large for months after escaping the Bernburg facility in early October 2024.
• Police have not disclosed how they located him or other operational details of the arrest.
• News of the arrest was reported via the dpa news agency based on statements from local police.
• Maßregelvollzug refers to secure psychiatric detention for offenders, as described in the coverage.