Inmate escapes prerelease custody in Lycoming County; apprehended after eight days

Officials described an escape from prerelease custody in December and the subsequent multi‑agency apprehension. Speaker 5 summarized the case: the individual exited a prerelease vehicle and fled; the sheriff's office and local partners, including the Williamsport Police and the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, activated an escape plan and searched regionally. "It was eight days," Speaker 5 said when asked how long the individual was on the run.

Speaker 5 said the fugitive task force located the person at a local motel. When deputies contacted the motel room, the individual jumped from a second‑story window out the back and was immediately apprehended. Speaker 5 said no additional crimes were known to have been committed during the escape other than fleeing and eluding; charges will include fleeing and related counts.

Speaker 2 thanked law enforcement for the coordinated effort to apprehend the suspect. The meeting packet and discussion emphasized the multi‑agency response and the customary support from adult probation, local police and federal task‑force resources. No further public safety actions or new policy directives were recorded at the meeting.