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UPDATE: 2 Northern Nevada inmates back in custody

Posted at 5:38 PM, Jun 19, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-21 23:13:14-04

LATEST: James Westbrook was captured near Elko in Eastern Nevada. Westbrook was located and taken into custody approximately 11:00 p.m. on June 20 and has been returned to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.  

UPDATE: The Nevada Department of Corrections reported that Nicco Way is back in custody Monday.

The Department of Corrections said a Good Samaritan called Reno police when he saw a man sleeping near a business in Reno. Reno police arrested Way and he is at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.

James Westbrook remains at large. He is believed to still be in the Reno area.

ORIGINAL STORY

The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking two inmates who walked away from a camp in Northern Nevada.

Two minimum-security inmates walked away from Humboldt Conservation Camp, located approximately 66 miles northeast of Lovelock, Sunday morning. The inmates were seen at a convenience store off of Grove Street in Reno at approximately 12:30 p.m.
 
Inmate Nicco Donavan Way, a 25-year-old white man, arrived at the camp from Washoe County on April 29 and was serving 12 to 32 months for attempted burglary. He is 5'6" with blue eyes, brown hair and a medium build. He has a two-inch scar on his chin and tattoo on the right side of his neck.
 
Inmate James Westbrook, a 23-year-old white man, arrived at the camp from Elko County on Sept. 22 and was serving 16 to 72 months for burglary and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He is 6'2" with hazel eyes, brown hair and a medium build. He has the word “Jay” tattooed on his right forearm.
 
These inmates were last seen wearing blue jeans, white T-shirts with blue button-down shirts and white sneakers.
 
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call police.