LAKEPORT, Calif. – An inmate who escaped from a work detail last weekend was returned to local custody on Thursday.
Brendan Scott Ferris, 42, of Kelseyville was booked into the Lake County Jail on Thursday afternoon, according to jail records.
Last Sunday afternoon, while on a work detail for Lake County Social Services in Lakeport, Ferris escaped from custody. He is believed to have slipped out a rear door of the building as part of the inmate work crew was being taken back to the jail, as Lake County News has reported.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has not responded to inquiries from Lake County News about Ferris’ escape or his latest arrest.
Ferris – who’s serving a three-year, eight-month sentence for two felony drug possession charges – is now charged with a felony escape charge, Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff told Lake County News earlier this week.
Jail records indicate Ferris is due to appear in court on the escape charge on Monday, June 24.
Since his escape – estimated to be the fifth since April 2012 – there have reportedly been repercussions.
Lake County News has confirmed with county agencies including Lake County Animal Care and Control – which regularly uses inmate trustees at the animal shelter, located next to the jail – that they have been told the inmate worker program is on hold, with no timeline for when the inmate trustees may be available for new assignments.
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