Update, May 16 at 4:48 pm:
According to the Montana Department of Corrections, the U.S. Marshal Montana Violent Offender Task Force apprehended Lisa Nester.
Nester was arrested without incident and is being held at the Yellowstone County Detention Center.
Previous coverage:
BILLINGS - The Montana Department of Corrections is looking for an escapee from the Montana Womenâs Prison in Billings.
According to a press release, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, prison staff discovered inmate Lisa Anne Nester, 50, was not at the facility.Â
Nester is described as a white woman, weighing 135 pounds, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Inmate arrested after escape from Montana women s prison
Associated Press 2 hrs ago
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) A woman who escaped from the Montana Women’s Prison in Billings has been captured.
Members of a U.S. Marshals Service violent offender task force arrested Lisa Anne Nester, 50, after she was found near the Yellowstone County sheriff s office in Billings on Saturday. She was taken into custody without incident and had not been considered a threat to public safety, the Montana Department of Corrections said.
Nester had been discovered missing from the prison at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. Department of Corrections spokesperson Alexandria Klapmeier declined to release details on how she escaped.
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