AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM THE CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN LOS LUNAS IS BACK IN CUSTODY. STATE POLICE SAY 42 YEAR OLD RONALD MARTINEZ WAS CAPTURED LATE MONDAY BY A VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY.
MARTINEZ WAS DOING TIME FOR FORGERY AND AUTO THEFT. THE ABQ JOURNAL REPORTS MARTINEZ HAD BEEN SENT TO FEDERAL PRISON 20 YEARS AGO FOR TWO CARJACKINGS IN WHICH HE USED A SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN. HE COULD GET AN ADDITIONAL TEN YEAR SENTENCE IF CONVICTED OF ESCAPE.
