A man has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison in Broome, Western Australia, and sparking a Kimberley-wide manhunt that lasted several days.
Warrick Walkerbear, 29, appeared in Kununurra Magistrates Court via video link from Hakea Prison this afternoon and pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody on October 26, 2021.
He also pleaded guilty to stealing a car in Kununurra five days before he escaped from Broome Regional Prison.