Inmate who escaped Lincoln Community Corrections Center arrested in Las Vegas

The U.S. Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force has taken Anthony Gafford, a convicted murderer, into custody in Las Vegas.

Gafford escaped a Lincoln Community Corrections Center, on January 26, 2019, when he just walked away.

We’re told the arrest in Las Vegas last night–10pm Las Vegas time–was without incident.

The 40-year-old, had been serving a 30 to 50 year sentence and was set for release in 2022, according to Lincoln Police.

He was taken into custody Thursday night after Las Vegas authorities received a tip from LPD that he might be in the area.

Gafford was convicted in the murder of 16-year-old Jacque Holbert in Omaha, in 1997.

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