Escaped prisoner Alvone Maybury was found hiding in a garden shed yesterday after two weeks on the run.

Police swooped on the shed, located behind a home in The Glebe Road, Pembroke, at 1.20 p.m.

They arrested Maybury, along with a young man and woman found with him.

The 24-year-old ran away from prison officers outside Magistrates' Court on July 13 after being charged with three gun offences.

Hours later he was posting messages on his Facebook page about life on the run, bragging that he was "free as a bird".

His exploits hit the headlines around the world, and led him to be dubbed the "Facebook fugitive".

Maybury remained in Police custody after his capture yesterday, and is likely to face additional charges over his escape.

The man who led the Island-wide hunt for him, Acting Detective Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell said: "Alvone was arrested without any resistance."

And he explained: "He was found secreted in a residence on Glebe Road. He was arrested with another young man and young lady and he's now at Hamilton Police Station.

"He was actually in a wooden structure behind an official residence with these two individuals. He was found hiding in a wooden shed."

Maybury was wearing handcuffs when he fled from officers on July 13, but Mr. Cardwell said he was no longer wearing them when Police found him.

He had not covered up the distinctive dollar sign tattooed below his right eye, and was wearing a pair of jeans but no shirt.

Asked what condition the fugitive was found in, Mr. Cardwell replied: "He doesn't look any the worse for it. He looks healthy."

The Police received reported sightings of Maybury from members of the public while he was on the run. A 25-strong task force was set up to hunt for him.

Asked if a tip-off led to his capture yesterday, Mr. Cardwell would only say: "I don't want to be specific. Certainly we have had assistance from members of the public."

Homes on The Glebe Road were searched to no avail on Friday evening. According to Mr. Cardwell, Maybury was found at a home across the street "very close" to the one that was the main focus of Police attention that night.

Leasser Swan, the grandmother of Maybury's young son, appealed in this newspaper on July 21 for Maybury to turn himself in. She offered to assist in setting that up with Police.

Mr. Cardwell said: "It was unfortunate that he had to be brought in under our terms rather than take notice of the advice and pleas by all those that tried to reach out to him to arrange a surrender on his own terms. I am pleased that we have brought him into custody safely."

Mr. Cardwell said he will consult with prosecutors over whether the pair detained with Maybury should be charged with aiding him. He declined to name those individuals yesterday.

"He will remain at Hamilton Police Station until he's charged with additional offences, then taken to court and handed to prisons," he explained.

Asked whether there will be additional security measures next time Maybury has to be transported, Mr. Cardwell quipped: "He's not going to get away from us, I'm certain of that."

Giving her reaction to Maybury's capture, Ms Swan, 42, said: "I'm glad it's all over. I can't say anything else. I don't know what happened, no one's told me."

Maybury's lawyer, Llewellyn Peniston, spent time with him at the Police station yesterday. He said Maybury had concerns over his treatment in custody before he fled.

"He appears to be in reasonably good shape, it's just that he has a number of issues that he's not had an opportunity to fully air," he said.