Back in Custody: Inmate walk away from Carson City minimum security prison camp found near Highway 50
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 10:06am
UPDATE 1:39PM: The Nevada Department of Corrections Inspector General’s Investigators located Billy Williamson II on foot at around noon Tuesday near Highway 50 heading toward Lake Tahoe. He was taken into custody without incident and is being returned to Northern Nevada Correctional Center.
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A Nevada Department of Corrections minimum security inmate was discovered missing early Tuesday morning from his bunk at the Stewart Conservation camp in South Carson City and remains at large.
Inmate Billy Joe Williamson II, 28, was last seen sleeping on his bunk at the camp around midnight, according to the NDC. He arrived at NDOC from Washoe County May 19, 2017. Williamson was serving 12 to 30 months for Attempted Grand Larceny of a Motor Vehicle.
He was last seen with his hair in dread locks but may have cut them off. He may still be wearing inmate clothing consisting of blue jeans, a white tee and blue button down shirt.
Williamson has a number of tattoos. The most noticeable are the red lips on his upper left side of his face. He has the words “Brittinese” and “Breana Faye” in script on both sides of his neck as well as many other tattoos on his arms and elsewhere. Williamson is 6 feet 1 inches tall, 190 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair with a fair complexion.
A retake warrant has been issued. Staff from the NDOC and the Inspector General’s Office are actively searching. Anyone with information on whereabouts of Billy Joe Williamson II, please contact 911 or their local law enforcement agency.
