The escape of inmate worker William Scott Woodin from the Theo Lacy Facility on Tuesday evening was followed by an intensive search and ultimate capture of the non-violent thief by Sheriff's investigators.
Captured escapee William Scott Woodin
The Orange County Register has the story:
Inmate captured about 24 hours after he escaped
By SEAN EMERY AND SALVADOR HERNANDEZ / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
An inmate who escaped from county jail was found in Lake Forest on Thursday night and taken back into custody, Sheriff's Department officials said.
William Scott Woodin was arrested after a brief foot pursuit near Vintage Park, a little more than 24 hours after authorities say he broke a window in a jail kitchen and escaped from Theo Lacy jail in Orange.
A one-time Newport Beach resident, Woodin, 39, was arrested by Irvine officers Oct. 23 after authorities say he tried to steal a watch from a Nordstrom store.
According to court records, Woodin pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of petty theft and giving a false name to police.
Since he was not convicted of a violent crime, Woodin was assigned to a work detail in the jail's kitchen, said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
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