TICKFAW, La. (WVUE) - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has returned a work-release inmate to custody who walked off a job site on Thursday (June 5) afternoon.

Authorities say 42-year-old Donald Ray Wilson left the job site around noon in the 51000 block of Highway 51 in Tickfaw. At the time, he was last seen on foot heading north wearing gray sweatpants, Nike shoes, and a black and gray jacket.

Wilson was placed back in custody around 1:30 Friday morning (June 6).

Wilson, a convicted felon from the Tickfaw area, is serving time for a parole violation related to firearm possession. He was participating in a Department of Corrections program that allows select inmates to work outside jail facilities with approved partner businesses.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or t

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