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Inmate apprehended after walking away from San Diego male re-entry facility

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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials have apprehended an inmate who walked away from the male community re-entry program facility in San Diego on Tuesday.

Rosario Castro, 40, was taken into custody without incident by special agents around 1:40 p.m. on Aug. 16, Wednesday.

According to CDCR, Castro was taken to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. His case will be referred to the San Diego County District Attorney for consideration of escape charges.

Castro was last seen at 11:04 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Care Facility in Chula Vista, where he visited on an approved community pass.

Authorities say Castro was sentenced on February 6, 2020, to serve four years for carjacking and vehicle theft second striker.