Fargo, ND (Valley News Live) – Juan Francisco Martinez, a fugitive who walked away from Centre Inc in Fargo this weekend, has been apprehended.

The High Plains Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the Fargo Police Department, arrested Martinez in North Fargo early Tuesday morning.

Martinez was seen being picked up in a car and was stopped a short time later by Fargo PD Patrol units.

According to a release from the US Marshals Service, information from the public and local law enforcement helped find Martinez.

Martinez is serving a federal sentence for a Felon in Possession of a Firearm charge in 2015 and was scheduled to be released in February of 2020.

The investigation is now ongoing to determine what additional charges will be filed.

Previously…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons says an inmate walked away from a Fargo facility and his whereabouts are unknown.

Authorities say 30-year-old Juan Francisco Martinez walked away from Centre Inc. early Sunday morning.

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Authorities say he was serving a federal sentence for a 2015 conviction of felon in possession of a firearm.

Martinez was transferred from Lee United States Prison in Virginia to Fargo in August to serve the remainder of his sentence. He was due for release in February.

Center Inc.’s website says it is a “private nonprofit agency that provides rehabilitative services to individuals to achieve social re-integration.”