Minimum-custody Inmate John Evans Johnson, Jr., Who Escaped from the Johnson County Department of Corrections’ Adult Residential Center Apprehended

~Johnson, Jr. caught without incident~

KANSAS CITY, Kansas. –

Minimum-custody resident John Evans Johnson, Jr., has been apprehended.

On Thursday morning, March 21, 2024, Johnson, Jr., was taken into custody by Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. He was arrested on the KDOC escape warrant without incident.

He had been placed on escape status after attending two job interviews, and not returning to the Johnson County Department of Corrections (JSDOC) Adult Residential Center (ARC) on March 12, 2024.

No other details are being released as the investigation is ongoing.

 The Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center is a 398 bed, community based, facility that provides a highly structured environment for adult offenders ordered by the District Court.

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