MECCA: TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MAN. TH IS AFTERNOON, RODNEY WILLIAMS WALKED AWAY FROM THE JIM E. HAMILTON CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HODGEN. AUTHORITIES SAY THE INMATE WAS NOT REPORTED IN HIS CELL. WE ARE TOLD A DUMMY WAS ON THE BED IN PLACE OF HIM. THE 38-YEAR-OLD IS SERVING A 15 YEAR SENTENCE FOR TRAFFICK
Authorities arrest inmate who walked away from Oklahoma correctional center
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Updated: 9:24 AM CDT Sep 21, 2021
Authorities have taken into custody an inmate who walked away from an eastern Oklahoma correctional center over the weekend.According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, staff at Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen discovered on Saturday that inmate Rodney Williams was not in his cell. Williams placed a dummy on his bed and covered it with a blanket, according to the release.>> Previous coverage: Authorities search for inmate who walked away from eastern Oklahoma correctional centerODOC officials said that at about 9 p.m. Monday, agents with the Inspector General’s Office of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections apprehended Williams. He was returned to state custody in Oklahoma City without incident. Oklahoma City police and the U.S. Marshals Service helped ODOC agents in the investigation. Officials said charges will be presented to the district attorney relating to the escape.
HODGEN, Okla. — Authorities have taken into custody an inmate who walked away from an eastern Oklahoma correctional center over the weekend.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, staff at Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen discovered on Saturday that inmate Rodney Williams was not in his cell. Williams placed a dummy on his bed and covered it with a blanket, according to the release.
>> Previous coverage: Authorities search for inmate who walked away from eastern Oklahoma correctional center
ODOC officials said that at about 9 p.m. Monday, agents with the Inspector General’s Office of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections apprehended Williams. He was returned to state custody in Oklahoma City without incident.
Oklahoma City police and the U.S. Marshals Service helped ODOC agents in the investigation. Officials said charges will be presented to the district attorney relating to the escape.
