UPDATED: Delaware DOC Apprehend Absconder from SCCC

March 6, 2026/Joe Ciccanti

         ADAM BLADES  Image courtesy DOC

UPDATED – 03/06/26 – An offender who walked away from an approved work pass from the Sussex Community Corrections Center has been apprehended. Corrections officials say 54 year old Adam Blades was apprehended on Thursday by DOC officers and returned to custody. Blades was arraigned at JP Court 2 before being committed to SCI on an escape after conviction warrant in default of a $10,000 cash bail.

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ORIGINAL STORY – 03/05/26 – An offender, whose current offense is Violation of Probation — Burglary 3rd, willfully walked away from the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown after failing to return from an approved work pass, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The offender’s whereabouts are unknown and unauthorized at this time.  A Warrant for Escape after Conviction has been issued. Anyone with information on this offender is asked to call (800) 542-9524 or their local police department.

Details of the Walk-Away:

  • Date of walk-away: 03/05/2026 
  • Name: Adam Blades   
  • Date of Birth: 12/06/1971 
  • Last known address: Seaford, DE 
  • Race/Gender: White/Male 
  • Height: 5’09” 
  • Weight: 160 
  • Eyes: Hazel 
  • Hair: Brown   
  • Tattoos: Left Arm, Right Arm, Right Shoulder, Left Shoulder

Current Offense: VOP-Burglary 3rd

Additional Information from the Delaware Department of Correction:

Community Corrections Centers are Level 4 facilities where the Department of Correction manages offenders who are transitioning back into the community. These centers are not secured like Level 5 prisons, as offenders are permitted to leave the facility to go to work, seek jobs, or attend approved treatment sessions.

If you are a crime victim in need of assistance, you are encouraged to call DOC Victim Services at 302.857.5440.

 

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