SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A man who walked away from the Male Community Reentry Program on Thursday was apprehended Sunday in San Diego, authorities said.
Kajuan Walker was apprehended by special agents with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Sunday morning, the department said.
Walker, 28, was arrested without incident and transported to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. His case will be referred to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office for consideration of escape charges.
Walker was sentenced to the CDCR from San Diego County on June 27, 2018, to serve a nine-year sentence for second-degree robbery as a second- striker and possession of a controlled substance. He had been housed in the MCRP since March 24 and was scheduled to be released in May 2024.
The MCRP allows eligible offenders committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentences in the reentry center and provides them programs to transition back into the community. It is a voluntary program for male offenders who have approximately two years left to serve.
Since 1977, 99% of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp or community-based program without permission have been apprehended, officials said.
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A 28-year-old convicted of robbery and drug possession walked out of the California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation's Male Community Reentry Program facility in San Diego without authorization Thursday evening.
Officials at the facility determined Kajuan Walker left the facility at around 7:30 p.m. Law enforcement agencies were notified and agents from the department's Office of Correctional Safety were sent to San Diego to search for him.
Walker is Black, 6 feet tall, weighs 280 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt, black sweatpants and gray cut off shorts.
Walker was sentenced to CDCR from San Diego County on June 27, 2018, to serve a nine-year sentence for second-degree robbery as a second-striker and possession of a controlled substance, a department official said.
Walker had been housed in the San Diego facility since March 24, 2022, and was scheduled to be released in May 2024.
According to the department, since 1977, 99% of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.
Anyone who sees Walker or has any knowledge of his whereabouts should immediately contact law enforcement or call 911.
The MCRP allows eligible offenders committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentences in the reentry center and provides them the programs and tools necessary to transition from custody to the community. It is a voluntary program for male offenders who have approximately two years left to serve. The program links offenders to a range of community-based rehabilitative services that assist with substance use disorders, mental health care, medical care, employment, education, housing, family reunification and social support.
