DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama inmate assigned to a work release program faces new charges after he walked away from a job site.
Local news outlets report 28-year-old Brian O’Neal Williams was recaptured without incident Sunday afternoon at a hotel in Decatur. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Williams tried to escape Saturday when he left his designated job site.
Williams is serving a five-year sentenced for first-degree theft. He was convicted of the charge last year in Morgan County.
People were interested in these podcasts
Corrections officials said Williams had been assigned to the Decatur Work Release Center.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.