UPDATE: Wanted inmate located in Delaware

July 18, 2018

Tahja Cropper,

William Shelton, 29, of Greenwood (Courtesy of Delaware Dept. of Corrections)

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An inmate is back in custody after authorities say he was wanted for escaping during community service work in Delaware.

The Delaware Department of Corrections says on Tuesday, 29-year-old William Shelton was taken into custody by Delaware State Police Troop 5 during an Escape Recovery Team mission to locate him. Officials say Shelton, an inmate at Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown, was wanted for leaving the supervision of staff while performing community service in Greenwood, DE.

He was serving time for violation of probation: conspiracy second degree and burglary third degree.

Shelton was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 3 before being committed to Sussex correctional Institution for Escape second degree in lieu of $2,000 cash bail.