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Resident apprehended after being placed on escape status last Friday
The inmate had escaped at 11:45 PM on Friday
A minimum custody resident of the Wichita Work Release Facility who had been placed on escape status after he walked away from the facility has been apprehended, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Corrections
Eljay Allen Reinhardt was taken into custody Saturday evening by officials from the Kansas Department of Corrections, Enforcement, Apprehensions & Investigations (EIA) Unit, the Witchita Police Department, and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Previously, Reinhardy had walked away from the facility on Friday at 11:45 PM after he had not reported for work.
The investigation is ongoing.