A 55-year-old fugitive named Eric Pree who escaped from a federal prison in Northern California and was on the run for nearly eight years has been apprehended and indicted. He was charged with escaping from custody after being discovered missing from U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in January 2017. Pree was already serving a 101-month sentence for federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges when he fled. Authorities did not disclose how he managed to escape.
After being a fugitive for almost eight years, Pree was located and arrested in October in Walnut Creek, a suburb of San Francisco. At the time of his arrest, he was found in possession of numerous cellphones, ID cards, debit and credit cards under various individuals’ names, multiple driver’s licenses, and a fake Harvard University student ID.
Pree is now back in federal custody to complete his original sentence and face a new indictment for his escape. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
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