Two apprehended after walking away from WEC

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Two men were apprehended near a baseball field late Thursday after walking away from the McCook Work Ethic Camp, earlier that night.

According to a press release from the WEC, one of the men, Nathaniel Kreikemeier, 20, was classified as an offender after being convicted in Phelps County on a felony charge of intent to deliver a controlled substance.

The other, Bret Potter, 20, was sentenced to 2-5 years in Lancaster County on a felony burglary charge.

After they were reported missing about 8:40 p.m., the Nebraska State Patrol, local police and sheriff's departments took part in the search.

They were apprehended about 11:25 p.m. near Felling Field in McCook.