A 40-year-old inmate who walked away from a community-based reentry program in Chula Vista on Tuesday has been apprehended, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said Thursday.
Rosario Castro walked away from the Male Community Reentry Program at a senior citizens care facility in Chula Vista just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. He was visiting on an approved community pass, according to the CDCR.
On Wednesday the CDCR put a call out to the public asking for help from anyone who had seen Castro or knew where he was. The next day, the agency said special agents took Castro into custody at around 1:40 p.m. in San Diego and took him to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. The San Diego County District Attorney's Office will decide if Castro will face charges for his attempted escape, the CDCR said.
Castro was sentenced to four years for carjacking and vehicle theft in 2020. The Male Community Reentry Program allows eligible inmates with two years or less on their sentences to serve the rest of their time in the community, rather than in prison.
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Since 1977, 99% of incarcerated people who deserted an adult institution, camp or community-based program have been found, according to the CDCR.
