Inmate who escaped in Union Parish captured

MARION, La. (KNOE) -

UPDATE: The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve captured the work-release inmate who escaped this morning. Deputies say they worked with the Marion Police Department to locate Jermeze Strickland at around 8 p.m. Deputies say they found Strickland hiding in a shed on McVicker Street in Marion.

He was taken into custody without incident.

Union Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a work-release inmate that escaped on Feb. 7, 2023, around 7 a.m.

UPSO says Ike Jermeze Strickland was working at the Marion Fire Department when he walked off this morning.

Strickland has ties to the Tickfaw area and Tangipahoa Parish.

UPSO says Strickland was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a black hoodie.

If anyone knows Strickland’s whereabouts, contact UPSO at (318)-368-3124.