Omaha Correctional Center inmate escapes, arrested in Carter Lake late Tuesday
The man was found after cutting off his ankle monitor
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Updated: 5:52 PM CDT Apr 29, 2021
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The man was found after cutting off his ankle monitor
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Updated: 5:52 PM CDT Apr 29, 2021
An inmate serving a six-to-ten year sentence at the Community Corrections Center- Omaha for a robbery/carjacking escaped from a nearby work release facility late Tuesday night. Omaha police arrested Antony Gonzales, 22, shortly after.According to the Nebraska Department of Corrections, Gonzales arrived back at the facilty before midnight in a private vehicle when staff members said they saw him assault the driver. They removed Gonzales from the car and tried to put him in handcuffs but he ran off. One guard sprayed the substance commonly referred to as pepper spray at Gonzales but the wind took it away.Omaha police officers nearby heard the alarm for the disabling of an electronic ankle monitoring device and realized it was Gonzales who cut if off. They tracked him to the Super 8 Motel near Airport Drive and Locust in Carter Lake, Iowa and arrested him. Police said he was not armed but called him “dangerous.” Officers said the man sprained his ankle, but no one else was hurt. He’s now in police custody in Iowa and is expected to be transferred back, once Omaha Police get the proper warrant. Gonzales’ sentence started on October 9, 2018. He is serving a six to 10-year sentence on a charge of robbery out of Douglas County. He has a tentative release date of August 30, 2023 and a parole hearing scheduled in May 2021. The Corrections Inspector General said his office has noticed an increase in inmate escapes in the last month and wants to know why."What my office does is look at systemic issues and so one of the things that we're going to try to do is try to get a better understanding of maybe what's driving these decisions by people, and to see if there's any consistent themes or threads as far as why they are making this decision," said Doug Koebernick.He said he wants to interview the inmates to see if there is a theme or same reasons why they are escaping, knowing they will get more time added on their sentence.