Inmate In Custody After Leaving Solano County Prison

SUISUN CITY, CA – Police in Vacaville this morning apprehended a prison inmate who walked away from the Delta Conservation Camp in Solano County on Saturday. On Sunday morning, police took 27-year-old Rashad Vaca into custody after he turned himself in to the Vacaville Police Department, according to officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Vaca was found missing from his assigned bunk around 11:15 p.m. during an inmate count, officials said. He was committed to the prison on Aug. 10, 2010, from Solano County to serve a 12-year sentence for second-degree robbery with a firearm. He was scheduled for parole in January 2020.

Vaca was assigned as a firefighter at Sugar Pine Conservation Camp in Bella Vista, and had been at Delta CC as part of the strike team assisting in the Napa County disaster recovery efforts Delta CC houses approximately 120 minimum-custody inmates.

Anyone who sees Vaca should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Vaca should contact the CCC Watch Commander at (530) 257-2181, extension 4173.

--Photo courtesy of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation