Prison escapee to face WA court

Former fugitive Bernd Neumann is scheduled to appear in a Perth court charged with escaping lawful custody.

Neumann was serving a 15-year jail term for drug trafficking offences when police allege he took a dog for a walk and strolled away during a prisoners' soccer match in Wilson on February 8 last year.

The 60-year-old was arrested in Reedy Creek in Queensland on October 8.

Neumann was flown back to Perth earlier this month and is scheduled to make his second appearance in the Perth Magistrates Court later on Tuesday.