Escaped Eastern Washington inmate recaptured in Spokane
CONNELL, Wash. - An inmate who escaped from the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center minimum security unit near Connell in eastern Washington state was recaptured in Spokane on Monday morning.
The Washington State Department of Corrections said 29-year-old Joshua Michael Lanter escaped from the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center minimum security near Connell. He was reported missing during a route check and appeared to have escaped early by climbing over a fence.
Spokane Police said they were called to reports of a stolen truck around 11 a.m. They found the truck roughly 20 minutes later and noticed the driver was wearing prison attire. Officers identified him as Lanter and arrested him.
Police booked Lanter into the Spokane County Jail for theft of a motor vehicle, as well as his outstanding warrant.
The DOC said Lanter’s release date was September 2022 for convictions from King and Snohomish County for robbery, burglary, malicious mischief and taking a motor vehicle without permission.
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