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Inmate captured after walking off work detail in Evangeline Parish

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Posted at 6:07 AM, Apr 18, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-18 07:07:35-04

An inmate who escaped while working a clean-up detail over the weekend in Evangeline Parish has been captured.

Deputies say 34-year-old Joseph Jermaine Charles was apprehended on Sunday, April 17.

Charles reportedly walked away at 7:00 pm on Saturday from parish jail facilities while working a clean-up detail on the grounds.

He was in jail on a probation hold.

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