UPDATED: Delaware DOC Apprehend Absconder from SCCC

UPDATED – 03/06/26 –Ā 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…

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UPDATE: Absconder from the Sussex Community Corrections Center–Apprehended

UPDATE: As of earlier this (Thursday) evening, the Delaware Department of Correction announced that the offender–Gerald Shields– from the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown who failed to return from an approved work pass has been apprehended.   Previous Post:   Authorities are looking for an offender who willfully walked away from the Sussex…

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UPDATE: Firearm Offender at Sussex Community Corrections Center Who Failed to Return from Approved Pass–Apprehended

UPDATE 05/09/24: A firearm offender at Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown who willfully failed to return from an approved pass has been apprehended. Edwardo Griffith walked away on May 6th. On Wednesday, May 8th,Ā he was apprehended by Probation & Parole. Court information is pending. Previous Post: An offender willfully walked away today from…

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UPDATED: Delaware DOC Apprehend Offender Who Failed to Return

UPDATED – 11/24/22 – 10:15am – Corrections officials say that an offender who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown from an approved work pass on Wednesday has been apprehended. Officials say 30 year old Chandler Griffith of Harrington was found and arrested by the Sussex Escapee Recovery Team on Wednesday.…

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Update: Sussex Absconder Located

Brian Sadler

Update: An off-duty Milton Police officer apprehended an offender who had fled from a work detail earlier Wednesday, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC said 21-year-old Brian Sadler of Smyrna failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center from a work detail in Harrington. Sadler of Smyrna was serving for a…

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Update: Sussex Absconder Apprehended

Demetrius Wright (photo courtesy of Delaware Dept. of Correction)

An offender who failed to return to the Sussex Community Corrections Center from an approved work pass has been apprehended, according to the Delaware Department of Correction. The DOC says 28-year-old Demetrius Wright was serving for a violation of probation related to a charge of theft. Community Corrections Centers manage offenders who are transitioning back…

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UPDATED: DOC Arrest Sussex Absconder

UPDATED 9/21/20 – Corrections officials have apprehended an inmate who railed to return to the SCCC from an approved work pass on September 14. Officials say 20 year old Lenear Kellam from Laurel was arrested by Laurel Police on Monday, September 21. He was at the SCCC for violation of parole. ==================================================== The Delaware Department…

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Delaware Officials Blame Nurse For Prison Inmate’s Death

A report by the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation states that a state prison inmate serving six months in jail for a probation violation died after what it calls “incompetent” actions by a contracted nurse. The report says the nurse took nearly 20 minutes to call 9-1-1 after the inmate became unresponsive at the Sussex…

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