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Escaped WEC inmate back in custody
LINCOLN, Neb. – An inmate who escaped from the Work Ethic Camp is back in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
Ronald Grant #63102 was arrested today by Lancaster County Sheriff deputies working with the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force. He is currently at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln.
Grant disappeared on Feb. 12, 2023, when he took off running from the WEC parking lot as he was emptying trash with a staff member and two other incarcerated individuals.
Grant started his sentence on Nov. 15, 2005. He was sentenced to 29 to 44 years for charges out of Lancaster County that include manslaughter, assault by a confined person and felon in possession of a deadly weapon. He has a parole hearing scheduled for July 2023 and a tentative release date of Nov. 18, 2029.