Inmate 'walkaway' caught

An inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility Sunday was captured in Sacramento late Wednesday, according to broadcast reports.

Jacob Swift, 26, of Reno was missed by correctional officers at about 10 p.m. Sunday from the Stewart Conservation Camp on Snyder Avenue, said Rex Reed, administrator of the offender-management division of the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Swift, described as 6-feet 5-inches tall and weighing 230 pounds, was convicted in September of felony obtaining money under a false pretense. He was sentenced to 16 to 72 months in prison. In January, he was convicted of robbery and received a sentence of 3 to10 years. Both charges were in Washoe County.

He was eligible for parole this month on the first charge.

Reed said Swift was considered a "walkaway."

Nevada has several prison security levels from community trusty - in which an inmate can leave the facility for employment, school or medical treatment and must return at night - such as the Northern Nevada Restitution Center to the maximum security, where death row inmates are housed in Ely.

Reed said Swift was placed at Stewart because he was not considered a flight risk.

He faces a charge of felony escape, which carries a penalty of one to 10 years.

Contact F.T. Norton at ftnorton@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1213.