Nebraska prison officials say an inmate who walked away from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln on Sunday is back in custody.
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services officials say Viet Tran was arrested at a restaurant in Lincoln Monday night and was taken by police to the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center. Tran removed his electronic monitoring device and left it in the area of 27th and Van Dorn after leaving the facility.
Tran began serving his sentence in April of 2012. He is serving a sentence of 13- to 26-years for multiple convictions out of Lancaster County that include unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, drug charges, theft by deception and disturbing the peace. He has a parole hearing scheduled for December 1, 2020.
CCC-L is one oftwo community custody facilities operated by NDCS. Community custody is the lowest custody level and the least restrictive facility. Inmates are permitted to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services with prior approval and without direct supervision.
Tran was the third inmate in a month to walk away from the facility. One inmate still remains at large.