Usbaldo Padilla, Escape, Pennsylvania 2022

Usbaldo Padilla, a 49-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, has been indicted for escaping from the United States Penitentiary Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania.

According to the indictment, Padilla escaped on October 11, 2022, while on furlough and being transported by commercial bus to a halfway house in California.

The indictment alleges that Padilla failed to report as required, leading to his arrest on November 11, 2022, by the Los Angeles Police Department.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals and the Bureau of Prisons.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny P. Roberts is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 5 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.

Indictments are only allegations, and all persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/federal-inmate-indicted-escape-charge