Tuesday, Collier County Sheriff’s Office apprehended an inmate after he escaped his work detail, and deputies also arrested a woman who is accused of aiding in his escape.
According to the sheriff’s office Facebook post, Westley Devon Shaw, 36, is back behind bars after trying to leave his work assignment, and Latasha Michelle Stillman, 36, was arrested after investigators say she helped him.
Westley Devon Shaw, 36, and Latasha Michelle Stillman, 36. Credit: Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
Shaw was on a work detail in the area of State Road 29 and Oil Well Road near the former Hendry Correctional facility when he got away. The information indicated that some inmates were leaving the site without permission and may be involved in illegal narcotics.
Accomplice, state prisoner arrested after escape from work detail in Collier County
A state prisoner who slipped away from a work detail in Collier County and his accomplice were arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
Westley Shaw, 36, was charged with escape from prison and as a fugitive from justice. Latasha Stillman, 36, of Lehigh Acres, was charged with harboring an escaped prisoner.
Detectives received information that inmates from the Florida Department of Corrections were conducting off-site work in the area of Oil Well Road and State Road 29 near the former Hendry Correctional facility.