An inmate who walked away from Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester has been located and returned to state custody.
Thursday afternoon, inmate Kirby G. Yates walked away from the minimum-security facility. Agents with the Oklahoma Department of Correction’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit immediately initiated a coordinated, multi-agency search for Yates.
Officers with the McAlester Police Department encountered Yates late Thursday night and apprehended him after a brief pursuit. Yates is serving a five-year sentence for first-degree arson and could face additional charges related to his walking away.