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A San Joaquin County inmate who walked away from a minimum-security facility at Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border was captured after more than 10 hours on the run, authorities said.
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Primitivo X. Savedra, 32, was taken into custody about 9:48 a.m. Thursday by Del Norte County sheriff’s deputies without incident, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a news release.
Savedra was discovered missing about 11 p.m. Wednesday during a routine inmate count at the prison in Crescent City. Officers conducted an emergency count that confirmed he was missing.
The circumstances of his disappearance and where he was apprehended were not immediately disclosed.
Savedra was serving a 12-year sentence from San Joaquin County for first-degree robbery, with enhancements for using a firearm and committing a felony in association with a criminal street gang. He entered the state prison system in November 2020.
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His case was expected to be referred to the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office for possible escape charges, prison officials said.
The minimum-security facility is located outside the prison’s main secure perimeter. It houses inmates who help with maintenance, groundskeeping and other daily prison operations, CDCR said.
This story was originally published November 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM with the headline “San Joaquin County inmate who walked away from Pelican Bay prison captured, officials say.”
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