Calaveras Enterprise

Vallecito Conservation Camp inmate bolts; recaptured the same day




An inmate who walked away from the Vallecito Conservation Camp Wednesday morning was recaptured about 1:45 p.m. that afternoon by the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said that Taurus Hendricks, 22, was last seen at approximately 5:10 a.m. while being interviewed by camp staff members. Later, when staff members became concerned he was missing, they conducted an emergency count and alerted local law enforcement agencies and the California Highway Patrol.

Camp staff members searched the inmate dormitory area, surrounding buildings and the camp perimeter. It was a member of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department who later found Hendricks near Murphys.

Hendricks was committed to state prison on Aug. 15 from Sacramento County to serve a four year sentence for first degree burglary. He was scheduled to parole in August.

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