Police catch inmate who walked away from work crew in Phoenix

PHOENIX — An inmate who walked away from a work crew in Phoenix was arrested about 55 miles away on Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Corrections said.

Christina L. Felix was working at a supervised off-site work crew Monday near the area of Interstate 10 and 48th Street when she walked away. She was found in Coolidge.

“ADC appreciates the incredible work by our Fugitive Apprehension Unit and law enforcement partners, including the U.S. Marshals Service and Arizona Department of Public Safety, to help quickly track down Inmate Felix and return her to state custody without incident,” Director Charles L. Ryan said in a release.

Felix was serving a 2 1/2-year sentence for attempted theft means of transportation. She had been at the minimum-security prison facility in Perryville since April.

She will face additional charges for walking away from the work crew.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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