Pueblo County deputies locate inmate who walked away from work site

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said they have located an inmate who walked away from a work site this morning.

According to the sheriff’s office, 43-year-old Jimmy Candelaria was working as a jail trustee with a Pueblo County grounds crew on June 16 in the 2600 block of East 4th Street when he left the area. He was found later that day.

The sheriff’s office said Candelaria, who is listed as homeless, was serving a sentence for multiple restraining order violations. As a trustee, he had been granted the privilege of working outside the jail in exchange for earning credit toward reducing his sentence. He was scheduled to be released in October.

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