Law enforcement officials arrested Steven Lee Fox around 11 a.m. today in Hermiston. The Oregon Department of Corrections did not provide details on exactly where Fox, 49, was found.
Fox walked away from an Oregon Department of Corrections work crew at Finley Buttes Landfill near Boardman around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Fox was working on a 10-man crew when staff discovered he was missing.
Fox entered prison on Dec. 7, 2010, on one count of burglary in the first degree, one count of unlawful use of a vehicle, and one count of robbery in the second degree out of Multnomah County. He also has one count of burglary in the first degree out of Umatilla County. His earliest release date is Aug. 12, 2016.
