Escaped Folsom Prisoner May Have Sought Shelter in Carmichael

Before being apprehended Friday morning, escaped Folsom inmate, Stephen Koble, 19, may have been trying to seek help from family and friends in the Carmichael area, said Sacramento County Sheriff’s spokesman, Jason Ramos.

“I heard his mother may have lived in the area.” Ramos said.

Koble had been arrested in Yolo County on charges of burglary and had only three months left in his sentence before release, according to a statement issued by Folsom Prison.

Ramos indicated Koble might have also received rides from people living in or around the Carmichael area.

“When deputies finally did catch up to him, I think he knew we’d been looking for him,” Ramos said. “He gave it up pretty smooth; he didn’t run.”

Koble was found buried under a pile of leaves in a Carmichael residential area, Ramos said.

“When officers came near the pile of leaves, he put his hands in the air and said, ‘you got me.’”