Washington : A fugitive bank robber has been arrested by US police after they recognised his pictures in a newspaper as an actor in a low-budget horror film. Jason Stange, 44, had taken a role as a doctor who commits a “deranged act” in a film called Marla Mae. Images of him appeared in a piece publicising the shooting of the film in a newspaper in Washington state. Police agents recognised him and arrested him at a restaurant close to the film set.
Stange had pleaded guilty to an armed bank robbery in 2006 and was given a prison sentence of almost ten years. Last year he absconded from a “halfway house” facility and a warrant was issued. Brandon Roberts, the film’s producer, told the local News Tribune that Stange was a talented actor who was well-liked by the cast and crew.
