CINCINNATI — Shawn Black, one of two inmates who escaped from a correctional center in Camp Washington on Monday, has been re-arrested, according to Scott McVey, executive director of River City Correctional Center.
North College Hill Police arrested Black after an incident earlier Wednesday, Lt. Keith Boeing with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said during the press conference.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office confirmed Black was arrested on Marvin Avenue in North College Hill. Police were called there around 12:30 p.m. for a report of a burglary in progress. When officers arrived, they found Black and a woman identified as Heather Goodman.
Black was taken to a hospital after he suffered from an unknown medical condition, Boeing said. He will face a burglary charge and a charge for his escape when he is released.
According to court documents, Goodman helped Black and Thomas Cromwell escape the correctional center. She is accused of providing a car for the two inmates to escape in, as well as a hotel room for them to stay. Police said Goodman was located by investigators near the Baymont Inn where Cromwell was the center of a SWAT situation.
Cromwell was shot to death by police at the Mason hotel less than one day after his escape. Police said he held a woman at knife point in a nearly-12-hours-long standoff with officers.
Goodman was arrested for two counts of aiding escape and obstructing justice, both felonies.
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Black and Cromwell were discovered missing around 10:30 a.m. when staff conducted a round and discovered bedding and clothes made in the shape of a person on Cromwell's bed, investigators said. After a headcount, authorities discovered that Black was also missing.
Investigators said the men escaped through a broken window. On Wednesday, McVey said inmates pulled out caulking around the window and pulled the glass out.
The chief of security said staff found the window on July 6 and temporarily fixed it with plywood.
The River City Correctional Center opened in 1998 and houses 214 beds. Admissions are determined by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections; both female and male inmates are housed there, but inmates must be referred to the jail by the sentencing Court of Common Pleas, according to the jail's website.
McVey said the center does not have the same kind of security as the Hamilton County Justice Center or even a typical jail, because it is a center focused on community service, drug treatment and educational services catered to low-level offenders. Despite that, escaping from the facility still incurs a felony escape charge, McVey said.
Watch: Video shows Black and Cromwell escaping from the facility
According to court documents, a warrant was filed for Black's arrest in March after he led police on a pursuit, driving over 115 mph and running at least one red light. Black was driving a stolen 2012 gray Toyota Camry with fictitious plates at the time, court documents say.
Before that, in February, he was arrested for punching a woman and dragging her from her car by her hair before stealing her property, according to court documents.
Multiple inmates have escaped police custody in Hamilton County over the past few weeks.
"We want to be clear in stating that River City Correctional Center is not the responsibility of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. It is governed by a Corrections Board supervised by the Court," Sheriff McGuffey said in a press release.
