MONROE - The prisoner who walked away from custody Friday was the second to do so within a month, Green County Sheriff Randy Roderick said Monday.
Johnnie N. Phiffer, 41, walked away from custody while at the Monroe Clinic. Phiffer was on work release at the time of the incident, Roderick said.
Phiffer turned himself in at the Dane County Sheriff's Department Monday. He was jailed on a probation hold and charges of escape were referred to the Green County District Attorney's office, Roderick said.
Prisoners who are on work release are allowed to leave the jail to go to work, to seek employment, attend school and go to the clinic for medical appointments. Deputies do not accompany them while their on work release, Roderick said.
Phiffer wasn't the first prisoner to walk away from custody.
Luis Miranda, 44, walked away from custody May 29, Lt. Paul Weichbrod said. Weichbrod supervises the Jail.
Miranda was in jail for failure to pay child support. He failed to return to jail after he was allowed to go to Pleasant View to look for work at the career center.
Weichbrod said Miranda had family in the area, but he doesn't think Miranda is the area anymore. He also has family in Minnesota, Weichbrod added.
Miranda is described as having a medium build, 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 240 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair.
A press release wasn't issued after Miranda walked away from custody in May. The Sheriff's Department issued a press release about Phiffer after the department was contacted by the Monroe Times Saturday.
Roderick said he issued a press release about Phiffer after he saw that Phiffer was a convicted sex offender. Phiffer was convicted of third-degree sexual assault in 1997 and is registered with the state as a sex offender.
Roderick said each incident was looked at individually. In the case of Miranda, he didn't think there was a need to issue a press release, but he decided there was a need to issue a press release when Phiffer walked away from custody.
He said it's uncommon for prisoners with work release privileges to walk away from custody.
The Monroe Police Department assisted in the search for Phiffer.
Johnnie N. Phiffer, 41, walked away from custody while at the Monroe Clinic. Phiffer was on work release at the time of the incident, Roderick said.
Phiffer turned himself in at the Dane County Sheriff's Department Monday. He was jailed on a probation hold and charges of escape were referred to the Green County District Attorney's office, Roderick said.
Prisoners who are on work release are allowed to leave the jail to go to work, to seek employment, attend school and go to the clinic for medical appointments. Deputies do not accompany them while their on work release, Roderick said.
Phiffer wasn't the first prisoner to walk away from custody.
Luis Miranda, 44, walked away from custody May 29, Lt. Paul Weichbrod said. Weichbrod supervises the Jail.
Miranda was in jail for failure to pay child support. He failed to return to jail after he was allowed to go to Pleasant View to look for work at the career center.
Weichbrod said Miranda had family in the area, but he doesn't think Miranda is the area anymore. He also has family in Minnesota, Weichbrod added.
Miranda is described as having a medium build, 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 240 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair.
A press release wasn't issued after Miranda walked away from custody in May. The Sheriff's Department issued a press release about Phiffer after the department was contacted by the Monroe Times Saturday.
Roderick said he issued a press release about Phiffer after he saw that Phiffer was a convicted sex offender. Phiffer was convicted of third-degree sexual assault in 1997 and is registered with the state as a sex offender.
Roderick said each incident was looked at individually. In the case of Miranda, he didn't think there was a need to issue a press release, but he decided there was a need to issue a press release when Phiffer walked away from custody.
He said it's uncommon for prisoners with work release privileges to walk away from custody.
The Monroe Police Department assisted in the search for Phiffer.