Sonoma County's Runaway Inmate Found In Homeless Camp

A minimum-security jail inmate who walked away from a work crew in Santa Rosa earlier this week has been located and arrested, Sonoma County sheriff’s officials said today.

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Deputies arrested Michael Gentuso, 38, of Santa Rosa, at a homeless encampment near Rohnert Park on Wednesday night, according to the sheriff’s office.

Gentuso walked away from a work crew at about 7:45 a.m. Monday in the area of West Steele Lane and Cleveland Avenue in Santa Rosa, where he discarded his denim North County Detention Facility uniform, sheriff’s officials said.

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He had been booked into jail on Dec. 23, was convicted last week for possession of a controlled substance and was serving a 90-day sentence. Sheriff’s officials said walking away from a work crew is considered a felony.

Gentuso was booked back into county jail, where he is being held without bail, according to the sheriff’s office.

--Bay City News

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