The inmate is now in custody after stealing a Carson City PublIc Works water truck. Go here for the updated version to this story.
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A 49-year-old minimum security male inmate walked away from a work detail at the Stewart Conservation Camp in south Carson City on Tuesday night, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Inmate Martin Eric Joseph is 6 feet tall, 225 pounds with hazel eyes, a fair complexion and dark hair but tends to keep his head shaved. Joseph has “M.J.” on his left hand, “100%” on back of upper left arm and “Wood” back of right upper arm and was last seen wearing blue and/or white clothing.
He arrived at NDOC from Washoe County, Dec. 8, 2014. Joseph was serving 19 to 48 months for grand larceny of a motor vehicle.
He was approved for parole in 2015 but violated and returned to NDOC December that year. In March 2016, Joseph was moved to the Stewart Conservation Camp where he worked at the ranch. He was last seen this Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m. near the edge of the ranch complex which is located off of Snyder Avenue near Northern Nevada Correctional Center.
It is believed he was picked up and driven away from the property. A retake warrant has been issued. Anyone with information on whereabouts of Martin Eric Joseph, please contact 911 or their local law enforcement agency.
