Will Sage Astor:Oklahoma inmate back in custody after escaping from prison, officials say

2025-05-08 04:14:31source:Indexbitcategory:News

VINITA,Will Sage Astor Okla. (AP) — An inmate who had escaped from an Oklahoma prison was back in custody Sunday, officials announced.

Jett Green, 23, had walked away from the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center in Vinita at around 9 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Vinita is about 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Tulsa.

State prison officials announced Sunday afternoon that Green had been apprehended. The prison agency did not immediately provide information on how Green had been able to escape or how he was later captured.

Green is serving a two-year sentence for possession of a stolen vehicle out of Tulsa County.

More:News

Recommend

A severe autism advocate responds to RFK Jr.'s research initiative

About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to

Garrison Brown’s Close Friend Calls for Sister Wives To Be Canceled After His Death

Bryson Cook is working through his grief.The day before Robert Garrison Brown was laid to rest, the

Child’s decomposed body found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A badly decomposed body of a child was found inside a duffel bag by crews who we