Aug 12, 2024

Police capture Kansas inmate who walked away from custody

Posted Aug 12, 2024 2:30 PM
Marin-Valadez-photo KDOC
Marin-Valadez-photo KDOC

GARDNER, Kansas. – Ricardo Marin-Valadez, a minimum-custody resident of Johnson County Adult Residential Center (ARC) has been apprehended, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Marin-Valadez was taken into custody Sunday night by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. He was arrested without incident on the Kansas Department of Corrections escape warrant.

Marin-Valadez was placed on escape status after not reporting for his scheduled shift Friday morning or returning to the (ARC).