TUCSON, AZ — A federal inmate who escaped from a satellite camp at the United States Penitentiary in Tucson Wednesday has been taken back into custody, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Authorities say that 46-year-old James Cangro was discovered to be missing around 8:10 a.m.
Cangro was sentenced in the District of New Mexico to a 132-month sentence for violent felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, violent felon in possession of body armor, possession of a firearm not registered in the national firearms registration and transfer record, posession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
The satellite camp at USP Tucson is minimum security facility.
Officials confirmed Thursday morning that Cangro was located "not far from the prison facility" later in the day on Wednesday and was back in custody.
Cangro will remain in federal custody and face additional charges related to his escape.
Anyone with information about this individual was asked to contact the United States Marshals Service at (202) 307-9100.
