RAPIST HELD AFTER CHASE
This is the dramatic moment a convicted rapist who went on the run with a 16-year-old girl was apprehended.Barton and Kayleigh Quinn were spotted yesterday evening as the teenager returned to her home in Rectory Close, Pulborough.
She tried to escape by jumping from a window and running with Barton across nearby fields but was found safe and well minutes later at 5.31pm in Broomers Hill Lane.
Inspector Neil Moscrop, of Sussex Police, told The Argus: "Barton tried to evade being captured but he couldn't outrun a police tracker dog." Barton, 23, who was residing at Purbrook, Hampshire, was jailed for 12 years in 1996 for raping a 92-year-old woman near her late husband's grave in St Mary's Church, Storrington.
He was released in August last year after serving six years.
Barton was arrested yesterday in connection with alleged bail offences linked to an unrelated charge and was taken to Crawley police station for questioning.
This morning he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court and admitted being in breach of a residency order.
He was remanded in custody to reappear on an unrelated assault charge on July 7.
