Update: Ricardo Soria Valencia recaptured after walking away from Stewart Conservation Camp

Aug. 16 update: Inmate, Ricardo Soria Valencia, 27, was recaptured at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday morning in Reno.

The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) reports a minimum security inmate walked away from Stewart Conservation Camp located next to Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. Staff from the NDOC and investigators from the Office of the Inspector General are searching for Valencia who was discovered missing at approximately 11:40 a.m. Sunday morning.

The inmate, Ricardo Soria Valencia, a 27-year old Hispanic male, arrived at NDOC from Washoe County on March 9. He was serving 24- to 60-months for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. He is 5-feet 7-inches tall, brown eyes, black hair and approximately 150 pounds. He has a number of tattoos including three dots on each hand and his last name “Valencia” across his back. Valencia and was last seen wearing blue jeans, white tee-shirt and blue or white sneakers.

Anyone with information on whereabouts of Ricardo Soria Valencia, contact 911 or their local law enforcement.