An escaped inmate in the custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Jonathan Perryman, has been apprehended and is now back in custody. Perryman was apprehended at a hotel in South Phoenix at 6:58 a.m. on Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals Service and the ADCRR Fugitive Apprehension Unit.
Perryman will be housed in a high custody unit at an Arizona prison facility.
“This was a collaborative effort between the U.S. Marshals Service and ADCRR Fugitive Apprehension Unit,” said Ryan Thornell, ADCRR Director. “I am grateful to the state and local law enforcement agencies as well as the U.S. Marshals Service, and U.S. Customs & Border Protection for their assistance in the search.”
Perryman had walked away from a work crew at approximately 9:20 a.m. Monday in the City of San Luis, Arizona. He was a minimum custody work crew member who was working at a recreation center at the time.
Perryman will now await administrative disciplinary charges and will also be charged with criminal escape via the judicial system.
Perryman was sentenced out of Maricopa County on November 16, 2022 for misconduct involving weapons.