A 53-year-old man who walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program facility in the Los Angeles area was located and taken into custody Monday.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials apprehended Anthony Tarin around 10:35 a.m. Monday in Monterey Park without incident and took him to the Los Angeles County jail for booking.
“At about 6:13 p.m. (Sunday), officials were alerted that incarcerated person Anthony Tarin had walked out of an MCRP facility,” the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.
Moments later, agents were notified that Tarin had removed his GPS device, prompting the CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety and other local law enforcement agencies to assist in the search for the inmate.
“Tarin was received from Los Angeles County on Oct. 24, 2023,” the CDCR said. “He was sentenced to two years, eight months for attempted robbery, a second-strike offense.”
Tarin had been housed at the reentry program facility since April 8.
“The MCRP allows eligible offenders committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentences in the re-entry center and provides them the programs and tools necessary to transition from custody to the community,” the CDCR said.