On May 20, 2019, the Delaware Department of Correction announced that prisoner at the Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown failed to return from an approved work
pass.
A Warrant for Escape after Conviction has was issued for William Weatherspoon who authorities say walked away on May 18, 2019. He was serving time for a Violation of Probation and Theft of a Motor vehicle.
On Saturday, May 25, 2019, William Weatherspoon was apprehended by the Laurel Police Department. He was arraigned at JP 3 before being committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on an Escape after Conviction Warrant in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. In addition, he obtained a new charge of Criminal Impersonation, totaling $1,500 secured bond.
Community Corrections Centers are Level 4 facilities where the Department of Correction manages
offenders who are transitioning back into the community. These centers are not secured like Level 5
prisons, as offenders are permitted to leave the facility to go to work, seek jobs, or attend approved treatment sessions.